I've been working mostly at home for 4 years now, and I have to say
there are a LOT of distractions (ZZzzzz). Of course I wouldn't want to
trade it for an office again, but I can certainly see some of the
downsides of having people outside of any sphere of control for their
alleged 8 hours a day.
And Skip's remark is so important: I worked in the cubicle across from
him for probably 15 years, and I couldn't count all the times I'd be
talking to someone about a problem or plans, and he would overhear and
chime in with new ideas or a solution. You don't get that remotely
except by the rare chance everyone is on the phone at the same time.
Burrell, Todd wrote:
I've always said that if you think you need someone in the office so you can make sure they are working - then you hired the wrong person. Bad employees will goof off whether they are in the office or at home. And I get a LOT more done from home than I ever do in the office because there are no distractions at home like at the office.
And the old "water cooler" argument about learning a lot from discussions in the office has a little merit, but not much. Most of the times these discussions quickly wonder off into personal discussions.
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