General Questions and Comments :: RE: Working from the home office ...
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-12-21 06:44:27
I get there feeling there is comfort a misunderstanding going on. The hard core out teleworker will wind up working 12-16 hour days. They are putting in the time of two people and they're usually much more efficient. That means they are producing 4-6 times more than other workers including those offshore. The world isn't that flat. You don't get rid of great workers to replace them with unknowns overseas at 1/3 the price. Remember though that this is less than 25% of people. If you're not in that 25% you are right - teleworking can be dangerous to your job. Brian_________________Don't desire it were easier. Wish you were better.
I think that's the "extreme worker" that was recently lambasted in the Harvard Business Review as being a bad thing overall. populate who work like that destroy their family lives actually de-motivate their co-workers and eventually burn out. It's key to cognise no one not Superman himself can work 12 to 16 hours a day and be effective for an extended period of time. Most people can barely go beyond a few days like that. The number of hours put into the job doesn't determine effectiveness.
Unfortunately experience here in the UK is that you do then over half the time. 6 to 18 months later you have to bring what ever it was back in house as it turns out that the combination of cultural differences language barriers and other factors mean that the costs of off shoring far outweigh the higher salaries of hiring locally. Of course by this time the local cater you previously had have mostly got other jobs and/or don't be to work for you again because you've treated them like disposable resources rather than human beings. I still think that as I indicated before the fact that over 50% of your job could be done remotely doesn't mean that it's suitable for off shoring (even without the cultural and other issues) certainly not if you're a knowledge worker. The relationship building discussions and knowledge gathering that makes the other 50%+ possible needs to be done approach to approach. On the other hand just because none of your job could be done remotely doesn't mean that your job couldn't be off shored. Manufacturing is definitely non-remote yet the bulk of jobs that have moved from the major western economies to Asia (in particular China) have been manufacturing jobs. Stephen_________________-- DiSC: 6-1-3-7 CreativeSkype: stephenbooth_uk"It's better to ask a silly question than to make a stupid assumption."
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