Preach on brotha!
(working from home today and loving it)
On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 1:39 PM, 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
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.
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
Seth Godin just tackled this subject in his blog:
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2008/05/the-new-standar.html
On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 1:47 PM, Phillip Vector [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 11:44 AM, C. Hatton Humphrey
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Understandably, most
It takes a special type of person to be able to manage people they can not
see in person. Some people can manage that just fine and others can not.
Telecommuting is one of those things that is slowly picking up but I foresee
it taking a long time before it is more mainstream. My biggest hangup
I've been telecommuting full-time for about a year now. Aside from the
social interaction, I've not seen anything that I can't do that someone in
house can.
And back to the housing issue, the real estate crisis is finally hitting
Raleigh... and my chances of moving are nil...
--
Scott Stewart
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.
Not to mention the price of gas! Throw in the environmental and
traffic-load benefits and we should all be telecommuting a couple of days a
week.
IMO this is something that will change within the next couple of years -
telecommuting 2-3 days per week will just be one of those things that most
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.
Agreed. I live just outside of Tampa, where the housing crisis is really bad,
and I wouldn't consider moving. However, I work for three very large clients,
one is a large utility, one is a municipality and on is a large financial
services firm, and they are all allowing me to telecommute most
Well, first, I don't think that telecommuting will ever be
commonplace. The managers managing managers style of hiearchy will
limit that. Also, if you are a programmer, you have deadlines to meet
and if you don't meet them then you shouldn't be able to telecommute.
I have worked remotely for
On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 12:08 PM, Jeffry Houser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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.
True.. Though IM is a way to communicate with your workers.
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
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
I'm seriously considering getting back into the job market again, and
have been talking to a few recruiters and potential employers. Since
over the last few years I've been quite fortunate not having to
commute, so I've decided at least a 3 day telecommute is a
requirement. There is no way that I
Hopefully whomever takes the White House in November will realize this and
keep these jobs in the US.
--
Scott Stewart
ColdFusion Developer
SSTWebworks
4405 Oakshyre Way
Raleigh, NC. 27616
(919) 874-6229 (home)
(703) 220-2835 (cell)
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From: Aaron Rouse [mailto:[EMAIL
heh ... I would not hold my breath too long on it actually happening.
On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 2:58 PM, Scott Stewart [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Hopefully whomever takes the White House in November will realize this and
keep these jobs in the US.
--
Scott Stewart
ColdFusion Developer
Well, for the most part, you're preaching to the choir here, but here's
something to consider: You can't apply the argument unilaterally.
When working in a team environment that's collaborative, progressive and
energetic, the fastest way to kill it is to have someone working remotely.
It simply
I think sooner than later, it's going to become a necessity. Or employers
are going to have to do something to make it lucrative for someone to
relocate.
I'm able to brainstorm, ask questions and pass information with other
developers quite well via email, teleconference, IM and various other
I agree 99% and that last 1% is that it can't be done as effectively. Yes,
you can exchange emails and IM's and talk on the phone, but it just can't
replace the face-to-face interaction in some situations.
- Steve
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From: Scott Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Agreed. I live just outside of Tampa, where the housing crisis is
really bad, and I wouldn't consider moving...
-- C. Hatton Humphrey
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
When/if Kroger relocates someone they valuate the house and buy it out after
90 or 120 days (something like that, at least they used to do this). Oh and
did I mention we are hiring right now if anyone is interested in relocating
to a city that is actually flat in housing values instead of
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