brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Mon, 31 May 2010 21:25:16 -0400, "Cheryl" >
> wrote:

>> I'm very lucky to have the ability to telecommute. Anything I have
>> to do can easily be done from home other than deadlines where I have
>> to show up in someone's office and bug them for something. The
>> problem with telecommuting, at least where I work, is that so many
>> abuse it. Personally, I can get a lot more done at home. Others,
>> though, have been known to be completely unreachable when they're
>> supposedly working. It makes our managers think twice about
>> granting this as an option.

There were people who would be unreachable on a regular basis
which could be annoying. But the idea wasn't really if you were sitting
in front of your pc all day, it was Did you get your work done.

Some people definitely took advantage of telecommuting, but I found
that I worked longer hours at home.

> Anyone not available on videocam gets fired.

Being in IT, it wasn't really a 9 to 5 type of job. Of course, it was for
some people, the kind who made it look like they worked all day but
they were just putting in face time. The managers knew who the
real workers were.

nancy