What will hordes of clock watching middle managers do if they can't actually see the people doing the work they take credit for?
Most of the computer industry people I know actually drive to work, some over long distances. Why? And why pay rent/insurance/other bills on a large office if you don't have to? Why ask your employees to spend a major portion of their days getting ready for and travelling to and from work? Lost productivity, if you ask me. If you came into work one day and they handed you a laptop and said, "Go home and don't come back. Ever. And since you'll save 1.5-2 hours every day not showering, getting dressed and driving to and from work, you're going to work an 8.5-hour day for the same pay as an 8-hour day and like it," you'd be inclined to go along with it, wouldn't you?
UPDATE: The origins of Varifrank's essay are here:
Ask any manager this- Why it is they "need to be able to see you" to be able to tell if you are working, but they think nothing at all about outsourcing the same workload to people they dont even know on the other side of the planet?
hmmmmmm...
A note to those who wish to get their managers to consider allowing you to "work at home", try calling it something else, such as "homesourcing".
Oh, and I will once and for all demolish this " boo-hoo woe is me" crap about 'working from home'. Frankly kids, you never ever will have it as good as the first day you start 'working from home'. That goes for both you and your company, its a total "win-win". It just takes some getting used to, but so does sitting in a car in heavy traffic 4 hours a day.
2 comments:
Good Lord, you must be referring to me! Save me Jeebus.
I don't get why anyone goes to an office any more. I just chose your industry as an example of the kind of work you could do from home if you wanted.
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