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Subject:Re: US Professional issues From:John Gilger <JohnG -at- MIKOHN -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 15 Oct 1998 12:48:42 -0700
On Thu, 15 Oct 1998, Elna Tymes wrote:
>There's a general resistance to telecommuting in most parts of the
>country, as many of us have observed. Why? I can only guess. I
>suspect that a lot of companies still have this nagging fear of 'if
>I can't see you, you're not working' when it comes to contractors.
Could it be that a certain number of bodies are required to justify
someone's managerial position?
Based on "span of control" a team must have a certain number of members
before the "lead" can be promoted to "manager." Likewise, a certain number
of managers are required to justify a "director." And so it goes. The
managers and directors are the ones who do the hiring and they need warm
bodies on site to justify their existence.
