Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2002 19:01:41 -0600 From: "Mike Meyer" <mwm-dated-1014858101.df197b@mired.org> To: Mike Doyle <relyod@cooperationireland.org> Cc: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Telecommuting Message-ID: <15478.59893.30992.429026@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.20020222105729.025fd568@199.107.2.1> References: <3.0.5.32.20020222105729.025fd568@199.107.2.1>
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Since noe one else answered, I'll take a shot at it... Mike Doyle <relyod@cooperationireland.org> types: > My boss has just asked me to come up with a proposal to start allowing > our staff to telecommute. I have to have an interim proposal by > the middle of next week. If any other people out there have done this, > what are the issues I need to be aware of ? I think the single most important issue is that those who are telecommuting not feel isolated from the rest of the organization. This means that telecommuting should be limited to at most half time, and telecommuting to a meeting should be avoided at all costs. Only allow that for emergency meetings where waiting for them to come in isn't acceptable. Make sure that everyone knows who is and isn't in each day, and encourage people to go by the office of people who are in instead of sending them an email to reinforce the connection with the company. To go into the office, spend all day by yourself answering email as if you were at home, and then go home without ever having talked to anyone face-to-face is one of the most alienating things I've ever been through. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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