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I am not a fan of it unless it is for long term, valued employees who have otherwise proven themselves. I work in IT support and these "remote users" often have a sense of entitlement that they are better than those who work in a conventional office. Call me old school, but I believe everyone should show up at the office unless they are a senior employee who has proven their chops. I worked at a place for two years and never had the opportunity to work remotely and it would infuriate me when a new hire telecommuter called and gave off this aura of superiority.
My job is one that could be done 100% remotely (call center) but management doesn't allow it and demands a physical presence, even though there is little to no interaction with other agents or management due to the high call volume. Most of the people I know from being employed here before drive at least thirty miles one way. Considering there is no option for telecommuting and the remote location of the office, it's no wonder turnover is through the the roof and morale abysmal.
My job is one that could be done 100% remotely (call center) but management doesn't allow it and demands a physical presence, even though there is little to no interaction with other agents or management due to the high call volume. Most of the people I know from being employed here before drive at least thirty miles one way. Considering there is no option for telecommuting and the remote location of the office, it's no wonder turnover is through the the roof and morale abysmal.
interesting idea, but there are legal implications that might make things sticky. you have to be paid for your time worked, you can't use your pto when you are actually working. you don't have a choice in the matter - your employer will get in trouble if they let you do it. it might not be a big deal to just switch your time to a day worked, but it could be, if you use time clocks and/or have policies in place that make it hard to change your time after the fact.
We are salaried so there's no time clock to punch..
I work FT from home for a F500 company. It's been covered fairly well here, but it depends on culture, your abilities, and your boss. I used to work in the office, I miss most of the coworkers but ultimately wouldn't give up working from home. I do get cabin fever sometimes, luckily my dog is there to keep me company. She is spoiled with me working from home!
I work from home 3, 4 sometimes 5 days a week - it gets boring and lonely and I often look for any excuse to go into the office. I also struggle to prove I am employed to friends and family - I think they think I'm putting on a charade
I am allowed to work from home two days per week. I might do it one day or on bad weather days when I don't feel like dealing with all of the accidents. Most of the time when I work from home, it is when I take my laptop home after a day in the office. We have a remote employee in a different state and I think she works harder bc she is always "on" so to speak. My boss is awesome, though. He says he doesn't care what we're doing as long as our work is done and we respond when he sends us an IM if something comes up.
If you work via VPN, most likely you are disconnected after a period of inactivity. If someone were shopping on the clock, wouldn't they be logged off VPN and wouldn't it be apparent that they weren't working?
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