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May 24, 2006
Telecommuting follow-up
As a follow-up to our latest podcast of Telecommuting this article at Chron watch on the subject. A lot of what is said echoes Melissa's points but one thing jumped out at me:
Even if you opt not to allow telecommuting now, you should have a plan in place in case something like a natural disaster or a flu pandemic prevents people from traveling to the office.
This is a very solid point. During a heavy snow this winter I was able to not worry about the roads and work from here (on the down side I ended up shoveling for two hours and going straight to work) as opposed to a pervious job where I had to worry about the drive in and out and my employer had to worry about short staffing, overtime and even putting people up in local hotels.
Hat tip The Work at Home Journal that list telecommuting offers on its site with the following large disclaimer:
Please Note- A Legit Company will not ask you for money. These are unresearched work at home job leads. Use common sense if it sounds too job to be true-it probably is. Please post in comments if you have any replies to the jobs applied
That is solid advice on any subject.
I can't end this post without repeating a quip from a pal of mine concerning New England snow. He travels all over the country and the world for his job and is often told by people "how can you stand all that snow?" He has a stock reply: Yes there is a bit of snow to shovel but every time I've dug the house out it's still there.
Posted by Peter at May 24, 2006 09:49 AM