Great article by Jay Hancock of the Baltimore Sun in which he makes a good case for the adoption of telework as an economic stimulus.
One superhighway is jammed and expensive. The other is open and cheap.
So, next time, take the route to work with no choking emissions, no raised middle fingers and no $4 gas.
Sit at your computer and drive straight ahead.
With the proliferation of computers and high-speed broadband Internet access, Canadians and their families are already hard-wired for a more virtual lifestyle, Sawyer said.
“Instead of people in single-occupant vehicles pouring into the downtown and spending their money to do that, they’re the ones telling their boss, ‘I don’t even want to come in, unless you’re going to pay me to do that.”‘
How does one avoid becoming a faceless and forgotten employee from a distance? With a robotic stand-in at the office
reportonbusiness.com: globeinvestor.com.
Sun is an old hand when it comes to telework. The technology company has been expanding its telecommuting ranks through its Open Work program for a decade, and today nearly 19,000 employees (56% of Sun’s opulation) work from home or in a flexible office.