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At our place, I can VPN in, use remote desktop, access
and do everything I can in the office. Not all
employees are onsite anyway. And, I tend to be more
productive at home because I work overtime and through
lunch and stuff ... and I have a dedicated office.
But, work from home is only allowed for overtime, for
most employees including technical writers. So, I have
to be in the office--face time is more important.
As an aside, I once did a gig where I documented a
product, help system (c-s help), PDF, CD-insert, all
without meeting or talking to the people I was working
with (from the USA to Europe and Asia). Even payment
was electronic. I got a nice letter of recommendation
out of that; it was a good gig!
--- Ned Bedinger <doc -at- edwordsmith -dot- com> wrote:
>
> Managers often declare that writers have to be in
> the office to discuss project with engineers or
> other clients. This is the weakest load of
> nonsense ever since the world began. But a real
> sticking point for managers who can't bring
> themselves to manage virtual employees.
=====
T.
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