[telecommute] Forum Topics

[ATTACH=RIGHT]16417[/ATTACH]Telecommuting is one thing but how about actually being there. Imagine you’re working from New York and you need to check up on a production plant in Seattle. Imagine being able to walk around the building in Seattle while sitting at your desk in New York, talking to people around …

The [URL="http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080827/D92QIKV00.html"]massive communications failure[/URL] at a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) facility yesterday no doubt left plenty of businesspeople stranded at airports all across the country. There were probably thousands of people flying around for meetings, training sessions, seminars, conferences, and other detritus associated with the corporate world. The question is, …

According to a recent survey by [URL="http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/home/html/home.jsp"]WorldatWork[/URL], the number of employers that offer remote working options have risen 40% in the past year. On the surface, it seems like it's the ideal arrangement, however telecommuting is one of those ideas that looks great on paper but doesn't always work well …