Well, I have to agree on this. Towards the end of last year, while recovering from getting run over by a bus (Yes, literally), I found a good company that wanted to fly me out to Vegas and work from there. It was in credit card processing (Shift 4), so I could understand the need for security. But after getting a year lease and getting to the point where I was going to get ahead of the expense of moving out there, they let me go.
So now, even when faced with an amazing chance to do some work that I love, I will pass on it if they refuse to do telecommuting. I simply can't get myself into that kind of hole again (I'm still paying off leases and such from when I was there). I think part of the reason why they won't is that managers who grew up having to go to the office to work don't understand that people can be productive outside the office. I think there is also the idea that they need to keep track of you and what you are doing constantly which is unfortunate). Sadly, there are enough people around who do this kind of work that don't mind either moving or live close by where the company is. So I wouldn't expect it to change (though it would be in their best interest). On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 11:39 AM, Scott Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I get contacted by recruiters almost daily.. Why is it that in a depressed > housing market, many employers won't even consider telecommuters? > > I do understand the reasoning behind TSI and above clearance contracts, but > non secure and private employers really don't have a valid reason not to. > > > > The chances of people, especially homeowners, considering relocation right > now is almost non existant. > > > > Just my $.02. > > discuss. > > > > -- > > Scott Stewart > > ColdFusion Developer > > > > SSTWebworks > > 4405 Oakshyre Way > > Raleigh, NC. 27616 > > (919) 874-6229 (home) > > (703) 220-2835 (cell) > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:3782 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11
