Bad managers & bad companies like that for some weird reason. The more people you can involve the more important your work looks and the longer it takes. Now there is the careerists view that you need to go to the office as well. Do they see you like irresponsible children who need to be protected against themselves, guarded and ruled by policies? Or do they think of you as responsible adults who’ll get the job done? It’s a good indication on how your employers see you. Crappy managers also need control and rules. Those people tend to confirm bosses in their beliefs that people need an office. Some have bad home situations are are happier at the office or they bought an overly expensive house and the added heating cost would bankrupt them so they prefer to come in even with a 3 hour commute. Gossip, small talk, lunches, meetings, etc. Whatever happened to that result driven organization? I know some employees need an office, not to have a place to work, but because of all the fun things you can do there. It’s so much easier to fool yourself into thinking your employees are productive when you can physically see them and they punch in and out. So why is this? The lack of using telecommuting to the fullest of its potential is, to me, an indication of management failure. When there are huge monetary savings involved they’ll outsource work to the other end of the world and all objections disappear or “need to be dealt with”. That’s cold hard cash savings right there. You often do see it happen on a larger scale when the company can close an office building due to telecommuting. The culture shift it requires is usually to big of a hurdle. It is amazing how few companies really use telecommuting and remote access to their benefit. Sounds pretty good right? So why aren’t more organizations using this to the fullest? Even better is that you can do this cheap and secure using the licenses you already have for Windows 2008 R2/Windows 7 with solutions like Remote Desktop Gateway and Direct Access. That means you’ll be able to do it without any issues when there is a need like a flooded office floor, a flu pandemic or harsh weather conditions.

You spend less time commuting in peak traffic, get more work done than at the office, you pollute less and you’re used to working remotely. That’s a good thing for a lot of reasons. Pictures of commuters pushing the busses they normally ride made the news head lines. Well, it’s winter again and we’ve had plenty of heavy snowfall disrupting traffic and the daily commute.

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