Toni and Craig, I ran into similar situations when I was consulting. All I can say is if you're looking for a rational explanation you're probably not going to get one. The "on site/offsite/sometimes on site" criteria is most often made for subjective reasons by the hiring manager, or for reasons of inflexible company policy that make no sense in real life (and we all know loads of idiotic company policies that are counter productive but can't be changed or relaxed).
It sucks sometimes, but the customer is always right. If there aren't enough customers in the market who want what you're selling, you need to either look for a different market or change what you're selling. Good luck in either case. Mike (who for the foreseeable future is not selling/consulting but is working "permanent" less than a mile from his house) ----------------------------------------- Michael C. Rawlins, Senior Software Engineer, GXS Sent from personal account On 3/27/2013 5:59 PM, socal_ediguy wrote: > > > > Toni, > > You're not alone in this situation. > > I've been an EDI pro for - oh - about 10 years now. I was the EDI > Coordinator (truly, the entire EDI department) for a large retailer in > the US. I have also done a few contracts since then. I get regular > requests from headhunters looking for an EDI _________ (coordinator, > manager, analyst, whatever), but they require "on-site"; either this > or the recruiter is not asking the client the question. > > I've often wondered why it is that so many seem to be unwilling to > consider the "off-site" contractor or employee. It can reduce many of > their costs, reduce overhead and so much more. Additionally, they can > have better employee relations, because they don't have to worry about > the daily commute (especially in major metro areas)... > > I, too, would be perfectly suited for a telecommute position. I help > my elderly mother (she is 77 and needs some assistance in life) and I > cannot relocate out of the area in which I live ... and there is not a > lot of EDI _________ positions available where I am... I'm about 2 > hours outside of LA, can easily travel for a few days a month, and > have to regularly pass on potentially great opportunities, all because > I cannot relocate. > > So, Toni, I feel your pain. > > Craig Dunham > EDI guy in SoCal > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com>, Toni > Gagliardi <taximonte1@...> wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > Can someone explain something to me. There are a few companies that > have openings and they pass up on a extremely qualified person because > they say the job has to be on-site. > > > > I've worked successfully remotely for the past 6 1/2 years and am > having trouble finding a new contract. In this day and age, for the > right person, there isn't a need to be in the office. I recently came > off a contract that I had for 2 1/2 years. The company wanted to hire > me but ran into budget problems. > > > > Companies usually get more bank for their buck when I work remotely > then if I had to go into an office. If I wake up in the morning not > feeling well, I would call in sick instead of driving to work. When I > work from home, I take a aspirin and I good to go in about an hour. > Also at night or on the weekends if I'm bored I work and don't charge > the company for the time. > > > > I just don't get it, is it a control thing? > > > > Toni > > ------------------------------------ ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
