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Subject:Re: US Professional issues From:Elna Tymes <etymes -at- LTS -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 15 Oct 1998 13:37:59 -0700
Amy
> I wonder if once you have done the telecommute thing it would be
> easier to get a telecommuting job? (Kind of a twist on the Catch
> 22...) Do you become more trustworthy after proving that you can do
> the job without someone standing over you all the time?
Would that this were the case! Every telecommuting job I've nailed has had a
'prove it to me' period. It's like nobody trusts the experience of any other
company.
Well, that's not quite the case. Some places, like Sun, know how to recognize
a seasoned pro and are willing to let that kind of contractor work off-site
when circumstances allow. Oracles lets it happen sometimes too. But a lot of
other companies are really dubious about letting contractors work remotely.
