tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402933484666365667.post7262788614594914456..comments2023-04-02T02:53:47.062-06:00Comments on StellaCommute: It's Not That Big a DealStella Commutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09193457061446129580noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402933484666365667.post-3509422857574988012007-12-31T18:30:00.000-07:002007-12-31T18:30:00.000-07:00Well, yeah, I don't know where or how you work. Tr...Well, yeah, I don't know where or how you work. True enough. But having done the Real Office thing for a long time, then the telecommuting thing, then the Real Office thing again, I just don't buy that it's not possible to telecommute effectively in an environment that supports it. The technology isn't the problem at this point, it's people. <BR/><BR/>My position in a nutshell: Not every job will work remotely, but where they can, why shouldn't they?Stella Commutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09193457061446129580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402933484666365667.post-24228152702315917242007-12-29T19:03:00.000-07:002007-12-29T19:03:00.000-07:00Ah, I followed the link from Evil HR Lady and didn...Ah, I followed the link from Evil HR Lady and didn't realize this was solely a telecommuting evangelism blog until I explored a bit. I can tell I'm not going to convince you that I understand the dynamics of my workplace better than you do ;).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402933484666365667.post-14659724006385472052007-12-29T13:48:00.000-07:002007-12-29T13:48:00.000-07:00Thanks for writing, Anon Y. Mous. Every job is dif...Thanks for writing, Anon Y. Mous. Every job is different, and it turns out that development requires quite a lot of on-site-ism, as I need to be meeting with the experts and doctors at my place of employ as much as I need to be out and about with donors. <BR/><BR/>Frankly, the technical job I just left (web site stuff, database stuff, mass email stuff, server stuff) was incredibly easy to do from afar -- I mean really far away, like 2,000 miles. What made it work well? I was very experienced, and I had a manager who supported remote work 100%. Specifically: <BR/><BR/>- He was able to videoconference, VoIP, and the like.<BR/><BR/>- He measured what I did by output not by face time.<BR/><BR/>- He was willing to try it -- he started out skeptical but gave it a go and found that it wasn't horrible.<BR/><BR/>Look, if you are using remote connection and communication technology to work in your spare time, there is absolutely no valid reason that you couldn't do the same to work during normal business hours. It really is a question of changing managers' minds about what "work" means.Stella Commutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09193457061446129580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402933484666365667.post-9998649509121413072007-12-29T08:28:00.000-07:002007-12-29T08:28:00.000-07:00Eh, I'm a 27-year-old with three laptops and a Bla...Eh, I'm a 27-year-old with three laptops and a Blackberry who rolls her eyes at the idea that the main impediment to telecommuting is always stodgy old managers. Telecommuting might be fine if you spend most of your time on the phone courting donors, but it just doesn't work in most technical environments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com