I was just saying that it was the reason I heard all the time. I really think it has to do with management style. Newer and more progressive companies are more flexible in this regard. Older companies tend to stick with tradition or see working at home as a benefit. There are places where security is a big deal and it is important to recognize that. In those situations there is no possibility of working from home.
On Wed, Mar 1, 2006 at 7:40 AM, Ricky Clarkson <[email protected]>wrote: > ** > My current client has the same restriction on consultants, though I can > take the code home on the laptop they provided. I don't think it's always > about security, but often about the battle between employees and > contractors. > > In the original context I thought we were talking about employment rather > than consulting though. > ------------------------------ > *From: * Robert Casto <[email protected]> > *Sender: * [email protected] > *Date: *Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:29:40 -0500 > *To: *<[email protected]> > *ReplyTo: * [email protected] > *Subject: *Re: [The Java Posse] overtime and job hunt > > Very nice. I'll have to keep that one in mind. Most of the time the excuse > I hear has to do with security and that they can't have consultants working > off site accessing the servers and code and what not. > > 2011/11/23 Cédric Beust ♔ <[email protected]> > >> >> >> On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 5:50 PM, Ricky Clarkson <[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >>> "Do you provide VPN access for when someone needs to do some work out >>> of hours?" would be a good opening question on that. >>> >> >> This is indeed the best way to ask the question. It hints that you might >> be working overtime or outside business hours while you may be discreetly >> enquiring about working remotely during the day. Very crafty :-) >> >> -- >> Cédric >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "The Java Posse" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > Robert Casto > www.robertcasto.com > www.sellerstoolbox.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > -- Robert Casto www.robertcasto.com www.sellerstoolbox.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
