Comments on: Will the Economy Mean More Telecommuters or Fewer? http://www.theappgap.com/will-the-economy-mean-more-telecommuters-or-fewer.html Apps, Strategies, and Best Practices for Web-based work Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:47:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: aullman http://www.theappgap.com/will-the-economy-mean-more-telecommuters-or-fewer.html/comment-page-1#comment-13875 aullman Sun, 05 Oct 2008 19:36:27 +0000 http://www.theappgap.com/will-the-economy-mean-more-telecommuters-or-fewer.html#comment-13875 I have heard the argument that companies are more likely to layoff telecommuters since they don't see them every day. In reality, the decision to layoff or not to layoff is made by executives who probably don't know the employees that they layoff personally anway. The solution to the current economic situation is for companies to be as efficient as possible. Economics and efficiency determine whether a company will survive and whether employees get to keep their jobs. Telecommuting is very efficient. Workers who don't have adequate facilities in their home, can telecommute from a <a HREF="http://www.remoteofficecenters.com" rel="nofollow">Remote Office Centers</A> located near where they live. (<I>Remote Office Centers</I> lease individual offices, internet, and phone systems to workers from different companies in shared centers located around the city and suburbs). This country spends $700 billion each year on imported oil. That is enough to pay for the financial rescue plan. The best way to keep that money in the economy is to cut back on imported oil. Telecommuting and remote work programs can make a substantial impact on the oil consumed each and every day. Why should people spend hours in their cars every day traveling to and from a centralized office, just so they can log on a computer system that is probably hosted remotely anyway? It is much more efficient to work from home or from a remote office down the street. Innovation and efficiency is the way to economic recovery. <a HREF="http://www.remoteofficecenters.com" rel="nofollow">Remote Office Centers</A> are fairly new, but can be found by searching the internet for "Remote Office Centers" in quotes or going to a free web site that lists ROCs by location: http://www.remoteofficecenters.com I have heard the argument that companies are more likely to layoff telecommuters since they don’t see them every day. In reality, the decision to layoff or not to layoff is made by executives who probably don’t know the employees that they layoff personally anway.

The solution to the current economic situation is for companies to be as efficient as possible. Economics and efficiency determine whether a company will survive and whether employees get to keep their jobs.

Telecommuting is very efficient. Workers who don’t have adequate facilities in their home, can telecommute from a Remote Office Centers located near where they live. (Remote Office Centers lease individual offices, internet, and phone systems to workers from different companies in shared centers located around the city and suburbs).

This country spends $700 billion each year on imported oil. That is enough to pay for the financial rescue plan. The best way to keep that money in the economy is to cut back on imported oil.

Telecommuting and remote work programs can make a substantial impact on the oil consumed each and every day.

Why should people spend hours in their cars every day traveling to and from a centralized office, just so they can log on a computer system that is probably hosted remotely anyway? It is much more efficient to work from home or from a remote office down the street.

Innovation and efficiency is the way to economic recovery.

Remote Office Centers are fairly new, but can be found by searching the internet for “Remote Office Centers” in quotes or going to a free web site that lists ROCs by location:

http://www.remoteofficecenters.com

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]]> By: Anita Campbell http://www.theappgap.com/will-the-economy-mean-more-telecommuters-or-fewer.html/comment-page-1#comment-12862 Anita Campbell Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:15:31 +0000 http://www.theappgap.com/will-the-economy-mean-more-telecommuters-or-fewer.html#comment-12862 Hi Skip, good point about glass half full. Many smaller organizations encourage telecommuting and work-at-home employees and contractors because they can't afford more office space. So I suspect that for most small busineses, especially those with under 20 employees, there's no choice but to encourage people to work at home. this is probably an issue for the larger end of small businesses and mid-sized to large businesses. -- Anita Hi Skip, good point about glass half full. Many smaller organizations encourage telecommuting and work-at-home employees and contractors because they can’t afford more office space.

So I suspect that for most small busineses, especially those with under 20 employees, there’s no choice but to encourage people to work at home. this is probably an issue for the larger end of small businesses and mid-sized to large businesses.

– Anita

]]> By: Amanda http://www.theappgap.com/will-the-economy-mean-more-telecommuters-or-fewer.html/comment-page-1#comment-12861 Amanda Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:12:42 +0000 http://www.theappgap.com/will-the-economy-mean-more-telecommuters-or-fewer.html#comment-12861 That's a good point. I've never considered the out of sight, out of mind aspect but I can see it as a consideration. In these difficult times, I can see how personal relationships with employers and coworkers could make a difference. Working at home without those personal connections could hurt you in the long run. They may lay off based on their lack of personal connection with you. That’s a good point. I’ve never considered the out of sight, out of mind aspect but I can see it as a consideration. In these difficult times, I can see how personal relationships with employers and coworkers could make a difference. Working at home without those personal connections could hurt you in the long run. They may lay off based on their lack of personal connection with you.

]]> By: Skip Reardon http://www.theappgap.com/will-the-economy-mean-more-telecommuters-or-fewer.html/comment-page-1#comment-12858 Skip Reardon Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:34:54 +0000 http://www.theappgap.com/will-the-economy-mean-more-telecommuters-or-fewer.html#comment-12858 Great example of the two different types of employers - the glass half full ones (those smart enough to recognize the benefits of telecommuting) - and the glass half empty ones (those who lack trust in their telecommuting workforce). For the sake of our economy - let common sense prevail - and let the glass half full - win! Great example of the two different types of employers – the glass half full ones (those smart enough to recognize the benefits of telecommuting) – and the glass half empty ones (those who lack trust in their telecommuting workforce).

For the sake of our economy – let common sense prevail – and let the glass half full – win!

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