Re: Commute/Flex work options a Deal breaker?

["Suzanne Chiles" <suzchiles -at- gmail -dot- com>]

This article appeared in the New York Times a few months ago. I have talked
to several friends who work for IBM and say that it's working fantastically
for them. Their happiness is up and their productivity is way up.

http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/08/31/nyregion/31vacation.html?n=Top/News/Business/Companies/International%20Business%20Machines%20Corporation

Suzanne

On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 12:48 PM, Lauren <lauren -at- writeco -dot- net> wrote:

> > From: Keith Hood
>
> > that would address the managements' concerns
>
> "managements'"?  Is that the possessive of "managements"?  I didn't know
> that the plural for "management" was "managements."
>
> I guess I'm having a sarcastic Monday.
>
> > Some bosses would resist
> > the idea of remote working because they are concerned that
> > workers would not really do all the hours that are billed.
>
> In reality, companies should not pay people to work x hours, they should
> pay
> people for deliverables, but the hourly scheme helps keep employees from
> being ripped off.  An hourly scheme can be based on deliverables.  For
> example, if managers used a metric of some sort to determine how long a
> certain job should take and an employee is taking longer than what is
> expected, then there is a performance issue.  If an employee works faster
> than expected and produces the same quality of work as the slower employee,
> then the metric should be re-calibrated.
>
> When work requires creative, analytical, or other skills that are difficult
> to effective calibrate as a metric, then management should become more
> accepting of permitting employee latitude and measure the value of work
> according to the value of the deliverables.  If this means that an employee
> wants to work naked from home without a camera and will be more effective
> and economical (saves fuel costs and liability insurance) than employees
> who
> work in an office, then management should accept this plan without the
> requirement of spy equipment.
>
> Each case of a telecommuting employee should be independently evaluated
> because it is impossible to standardize human nature.  Some people perform
> better in an office environment, while others suffer in the same
> environment.
>
> Lauren
>
>
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