[Default] On 22 Aug 2019 09:30:07 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main 0000012780d99c7b-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu (esmie moo) wrote:
> We were able to work from home until last year. According to management's > explanation "productivity had deteriorated"Now, we all make the trek to the > office. A lot of people were caught in a bind because their homes were about > 50 -70 miles away from the city center. Others had to scramble to find > daycare for their toddlers. An immense strain and hardship was exacted on us > because we now have to pay expensive transportation costs etc. But as we are > reminded by management to "count our blessings and we are lucky to have a > job". Amen !!!!! Given the general economy, I suggest checking what the job market in your area is like. Clark Morris > On Thursday, August 22, 2019, 02:55:34 a.m. GMT-4, Ron Hawkins > <ron.hawk...@ipsicsopt.com> wrote: > > Charles, > >It may be a bit different for a test environment, but up until I left >Hitachi last year, I was the only MF person that split time between home and >the office. > >A year later, the MF itself has moved, and none of the testers works on >site. When I left they were located in both US states and another country. I >am doing some contract work for them n and split my time between Australia >and Philippines. > >I liked to have our team to train and work face to face occasionally and had >regular fly-ins of the team for a week. California killed this off as they >want to declare you a tax resident if you spend more than 60 calendar days >in the state. Tell that to someone from Nevada. > > >RON HAWKINS >Director, Ipsicsopt Pty Ltd (ACN: 627 705 971) >m+61 400029610| t: +1 4085625415 | f: +1 4087912585 > >-----Original Message----- >From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of >Charles Mills >Sent: Thursday, 22 August 2019 06:46 >To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU >Subject: [IBM-MAIN] Attitude of companies toward mainframers working from >home? > >I am doing a favor for a friend who is writing a blog article on the above >subject, with an emphasis on the effect of the shrinking mainframe personnel >pool. (This is NOT some disguised headhunter pitch. Reply to the list or to >me personally. I will take full responsibility for "sanitizing" your e-mail >address and so forth out of what I forward to my friend.) > >Does your employer allow mainframe sysprogs and developers to work from >home? >Any particular restrictions or qualifications? >Have they changed their policies specifically to address the shrinking >mainframe personnel pool? >Roughly what percentage of your colleagues work from home? > >Thanks! > >Charles > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email >to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
