Re: OT somewhat: Do you telecommute? What do you wish the boss understood about it?

2007-05-05 Thread estherschindler
Oh! what a lovely response -- and I agree with almost all of it. I just handed in the article, and hadn't seen your message, but you'll be glad to know that I ended up with a whole sidebar about the costs that a telecommuter may bear. That didn't include the travel and hotel outlay, though it migh

Re: OT somewhat: Do you telecommute? What do you wish the boss understood about it?

2007-05-04 Thread Anton Vredegoor
estherschindler wrote: > * If you telecommute, full- or part-time, what *one* thing do you wish > the CIO or IT Management would understand that they don't currently > "get"? I'm not currently telecommuting but last year I had a telecommuting job for half a year. What I would want to say to all

OT somewhat: Do you telecommute? What do you wish the boss understood about it?

2007-04-30 Thread estherschindler
For a lot of IT people -- everyone from software developers to tech writers to network support folks -- telecommuting is the best personal option. They get a flexible schedule, they aren't bothered by noisy cube-mates, they can code during whichever hours work for them (with the help of IM and emai