Accountability: My boss judges by the fact that work gets done. I am
treated as a responsible adult and he figures that I know what has to be
done and will get the work done. They tend to let me manage myself in any
case, onsite or telecommuting. He also knows that I am often working from
home after hours and weekends, because that's when the work has to be done.
After all, how do they manage accountability when you are in the office? By
the number of hours you sit at your desk or by the work that gets done, to
deadline and correctly?
Communication: before I got a cable modem and VPN, I had two phone lines and
an email pager. (I still do, but use the VPN now). So I was dialed in on
one, and had the other free for office communication. We have office email
and my pager. I let them know if I have to go out for any reason. I am
ALWAYS available by pager. Yes, even on vacation. I'd rather take time out
of vacation to do a fast fix of a problem than let it wait until I get back
and find it has festered into a major problem.
Unforseen problems: Couldn't get a dial-in connection higher than 33.3, the
modem on the office side kept disconnecting me. Hard to understand
conversations when in a conference call (can't tell who is speaking)
Company benefits: I work more hours (since I'm not commuting). More work
gets done because I am not interrupted constantly by people at my desk with
"a quick question" (one day I AM going to install one of those take a number
machines). I'm a happier camper in general, and therefore more willing to
put in extra onsite hours when they ask, because I know they will accomodate
my requests for adjusted schedule.
That help some?
>From: "Willett, Mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: OT: Working from home
>Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 14:00:20 -0800
>
>Hi All,
>
>I have a few off-topic questions for those of you who are allowed to work
>from home either occasionally or on a regular basis. My department is
>putting a proposal together to present to management and we're looking for
>any information you could provide. How did you handle accountability? How
>did you handle communication between work and home? What were some of the
>unforeseen problems that you encountered? Were there any specific company
>benefits? (This appears to be more a benefit to the employee than to the
>company.) Thanks to all who can reply.
>
>Mark
>
>
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>
>
>Mark Willett
>Corporate Database Administrator
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