Do you get to telecommute?

Chmee · Post by **Chmee** » 2005-03-02 09:49pm

How often?

1-day-per week myself, usually Wednesday. Had a conflict this week so it's Thursday instead.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2005-03-03 10:41am

Chmee wrote:How often?

1-day-per week myself, usually Wednesday. Had a conflict this week so it's Thursday instead.

Telecommuting is for people whose work is non-physical. An engineer who has to oversee a physical operation cannot possibly telecommute, nor can a mechanic, nor can a shift supervisor, nor can a Q&A technologist, etc. It's a privilege reserved for certain IT people or for clerical types whose work consists solely of writing things.

InnocentBystander · Post by **InnocentBystander** » 2005-03-03 10:53am

Where I work people only do that after they've worked for far too long and/or need to stay home.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2005-03-03 12:43pm

Telecommute? That's like teleconference right?

Chmee · Post by **Chmee** » 2005-03-03 12:48pm

Darth Wong wrote:
Chmee wrote:How often?

1-day-per week myself, usually Wednesday. Had a conflict this week so it's Thursday instead.
Telecommuting is for people whose work is non-physical. An engineer who has to oversee a physical operation cannot possibly telecommute, nor can a mechanic, nor can a shift supervisor, nor can a Q&A technologist, etc. It's a privilege reserved for certain IT people or for clerical types whose work consists solely of writing things.

I don't think it's *quite* that narrow. Basically, if you do any job where the majority of your work is conducted through the phone and e-mail, you can telecommute. The question is what percentage of your work-week can be a telecommute.

I do technical training, so obviously on a day when I'm scheduled to be at the front of the classroom, I can't telecom. On a day when I'm supposed to fly to London and do update training for partners, I can't telecom.

But I just finished 3 days of classroom teaching ... now I have a mountain of e-mail and future scheduling paperwork to catch up on. All I need for that is a secure link into the corporate network and a phone .... and my desk at home is a lot quieter and better-equipped than my desk at the office.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2005-03-03 04:11pm

Slartibartfast wrote:Telecommute? That's like teleconference right?

I hope it's not something you have to take your pants off for.

Seriously though, I actually have no idea what telecommuting is.

InnocentBystander · Post by **InnocentBystander** » 2005-03-03 04:34pm

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:
Slartibartfast wrote:Telecommute? That's like teleconference right?
I hope it's not something you have to take your pants off for.

Don't think of it as "have to", but "want to". You want to take off your pants, because you are at home, at your desk, not a work. Why wear pants?

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2005-03-03 04:58pm

So what is it?

Chmee · Post by **Chmee** » 2005-03-03 05:01pm

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:So what is it?

Working from home, or at least not in 'the office' ... usually through a secure remote connection to your network (through a VPN in my case).

My boss asks her staff to telecommute for 20% of their working time, because the company makes VPN products that aid telecommuting and we should know what our customers really want.

I just like it because I can work at home, crank up the stereo, sleep in a little later, and avoid the commute.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2005-03-03 05:04pm

Wait, that's all "telecommuting" means? Working at home?

Fuck these stupid mid-1990s bullshit business buzzwords...

Chmee · Post by **Chmee** » 2005-03-03 05:07pm

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Wait, that's all "telecommuting" means? Working at home?

Fuck these stupid mid-1990s bullshit business buzzwords...

LOL! Well, working at home but having the same network resources you have while in the office. I can access my mail, shared network drives, internal website & databases, etc. etc.

InnocentBystander · Post by **InnocentBystander** » 2005-03-03 05:11pm

Chmee wrote:
Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Wait, that's all "telecommuting" means? Working at home?

Fuck these stupid mid-1990s bullshit business buzzwords...
LOL! Well, working at home but having the same network resources you have while in the office. I can access my mail, shared network drives, internal website & databases, etc. etc.

It's work, only without pants, just like I said!

Chmee · Post by **Chmee** » 2005-03-03 05:12pm

InnocentBystander wrote:
Chmee wrote:
Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Wait, that's all "telecommuting" means? Working at home?

Fuck these stupid mid-1990s bullshit business buzzwords...
LOL! Well, working at home but having the same network resources you have while in the office. I can access my mail, shared network drives, internal website & databases, etc. etc.
It's work, only without pants, just like I said!

I maintain plausible deniability on the issue of pants while telcomming .....

Enigma · Post by **Enigma** » 2005-03-03 05:12pm

I can't telecommute. It is impossible. Why? Well I am a courier.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2005-03-03 05:35pm

Isn't that like the opposite of commuting? It should be called anti-commuting or tele-sittingonyourass.

InnocentBystander · Post by **InnocentBystander** » 2005-03-03 05:40pm

Slartibartfast wrote:Isn't that like the opposite of commuting? It should be called anti-commuting or tele-sittingonyourass.

Well you don't have to sit, you could lay in your bed with your laptop

Post by **weemadando** » 2005-03-03 07:15pm

I telecommute 95% of the time - most of my work is given to me electronically and submitted by me electronically. Only for a few hours a fortnight do I actually need to get up and go in to the studio (either for a meeting or to broadcast).

As for my MyGamer.com work - 100% telecommuting.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2005-03-03 07:45pm

As a student, I can telecommute everything except my tutorials.

Arrow · Post by **Arrow** » 2005-03-03 09:46pm

I telecommute when I'm sick. VPN is a wonderful think.

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