True, although when they get that trust lets just hope the trust also does not direct them to just sending the work to a telecommuter who will work for pennies on the dollar overseas. :)
On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 2:51 PM, Scott Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When proper life cycle development processes are followed, there are > deadlines and milestones built in, if your consistently not meeting your > deadlines, then the employer can look elsewhere. > > It's going to come to a point where employers will have to trust their > telecommuters, the daily commute is going to become too expensive for even > highly paid knowledge workers. Or employers are going to have to subsidize > actual commuting, and buy the houses of folks that they want to relocate. > > -- > Scott Stewart > ColdFusion Developer > > SSTWebworks > 4405 Oakshyre Way > Raleigh, NC. 27616 > (919) 874-6229 (home) > (703) 220-2835 (cell) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeffry Houser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 3:08 PM > To: CF-Jobs-Talk > Subject: Re: What is it with telecommuting? > > Communication is easier for many people if it is done in person. I > expect this to change in a generation or two, but that is the way it is > for many people now. > > There is also a trust issue. If you're at home and "I" am paying you > hourly, how do "I" know that you're really doing work for me for all the > time "I" am paying you? How do I even know that you're working at all > and are going to meet deadlines? > > > Phillip Vector wrote: > > On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 11:44 AM, C. Hatton Humphrey > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Understandably, most places want people on-site. The best tele > >> opportunity I was was one where you went on-site for a month on the > >> company dime and then came in for meetings every quarter. That way > >> there was the possibility of meeting and interfacing with people and > >> the remote aspect. > >> > > > > Why is this understandable? I mean, What purpose could it serve to > > require someone to be on site when security of data is not an issue > > (through access to resources)? > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:3793 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11
