What your boss hates about telecommuting
Deb Perelman of ZDNet has written an interesting post about the pitfalls of telecommuting as seen through the eyes of management. I would add that management needs to understand and be able to manage in an outcome-based workplace rather than one dominated by a time clock. Steve
In theory, everyone wants telecommuting to work. It is hard to argue against the goodness of companies saving on office space, managers landing happier and more productive workers who have more hours a day to work because they’re not in traffic, or drained from it; HR departments and recruiters pitching work-life balance to recruits, a priceless tactic to lure workers, young or old, who crave more flexibility than the confines of most office arrangement provide, and employees getting to spend less at the pump.