Hi Craig, That's exactly what I was trying to say in my original email. Toni
--- On Sat, 4/20/13, socal_ediguy <[email protected]> wrote: From: socal_ediguy <[email protected]> Subject: [EDI-L] Re: <MISC> I don't understand To: [email protected] Date: Saturday, April 20, 2013, 5:39 PM ... and with that, Pete really nails one of they key benefits of remote workforce... Sure, there are the managers and companies that have been burned by the offsite, where somebody said they were working but the job didn't get done. But Pete makes a very great point in that he does a bit more "after hours" when he's working from home (or wherever). He tends to leave the computer up, running, and checks things out during his "off" hours... But when he's in the office, when he shuts the computer down and leaves the building, the computer stays shut down and off until he arrives at the office the next day... I had to take an "emergency vacation" from an employer a few years back. I needed to help my mother move. So I got a company laptop and a log-in for the remote connection into the system. I would check it regularly throughout the day, even though I was really only supposed to check it during the typical job runs (which was about 4:00 PM) and if there was some kind of emergency.... Instead, I kept up on my e-mail - checking it about once per hour - and also checking the systems, making sure all was going well and seeing if there were any docs in the mailbox to be received.... So, even though I was out of the office, I was still working and doing more than I should have been... Yes, sure, Pete and I and a few others may not be the norm and we may be exceptions to the rule, but I think we're more than just a few.... I think remote workers are far happier and work just as well with other users, other groups, other departments. I think it's more of a synergy breaker when you require workers to be onsite all day, every day when there are distances involved that are long... Having lived and worked in the Los Angeles area, I can tell you that most commutes are probably about 20 to 30 miles (each way)... and those commutes usually take an hour or two (and often more!) each way. Add that to the 8 hours that the employee is in the office, now we're dealing with at least 10 hours and often more "at work" when you throw commuting into the mix. That's just my two bits (again). Craig --- In [email protected], Pete Austin <paustin@...> wrote: > ... > > And, offsite is not for everyone. Personally, my client gets far far more > from me when I am remote. Even when I am done for the day, I leave the > laptop open on the counter. If I walk by and see a new email, I'll peek. > If I need to respond, I will. When I drive an hour to work, and an hour > home, when I close that laptop and slide it into my backpack, there it > stays. > > Pete > > > > > 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? > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ ... 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/
