Just why are companies still stuck in the “butt in chair” mentality
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Hey! Anybody still out there? Yeah, it’s been a busy summer (and fall) and the book and this blog have been on a bit o’ hiatus. Fall is in the air, winter is coming, so let’s get revved back up here, eh?
Okay … to kick things back off here, LifeHacker points to John Dvorak PC Mag article about (the lack of) telework adoption in business. Yep, I totally agree, most businesses aren’t doing enough to embrace telework, but … there are some good reasons for this. Yeah teleworkers are more efficient, happier folks (by and large), but humans are social creatures. I think work is just one social aspect that we exist in. I know that sometimes I really wish I had an office to go hang out in—and I’ve been working from home for 6.5 years! That and well, I think people want to look you in the eye to get the measure of the man they are talking with. Even video doesn’t do this.
Wait, am I being a telework heretic? I don’t think so. I think the reality of the situation is that few jobs can be totally remote or from home. I think businesses should be encouraged to let people work from home sometimes but then also be within easy reach of the office. I think a touch of reality is important in any major change in how people do business, let’s take it slow. Okay that and maybe doing some guerilla telework ;-).
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May 21st, 2007 at 2:43 pm
I think companies are slow to change. From a companies perspective, the employers are stuck in the I need to see them here working mentality. Thats why most people are taking the home business route. Gives them the freedom to do whatever they want from home.
June 21st, 2007 at 7:53 am
Great blog! I mentioned you in my column today at Quirkee.com.
http://www.quirkee.com/quirkee-voices/because-i-said-so/flying-around-the-blogosphere.html
June 28th, 2007 at 4:13 pm
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