Re: Semi-OT: telecommuting & web development

I agree, although playing devil's advocate, I've found that many
employers simply either don't have the IT staff on hand to set up the
proper security for a telecommuter, or the management is too skittish
about IP issues to allow it to happen. Another reason I think is that
employers sometimes have an inherent mis-trust of their employees. I
know when I worked at the US Postal Service, that was the case. Seeing
you browse the web doing nothing in a cube can be more assuring to them
than responding to emails and phone calls and being productive from your
home office. There's a mis-conception that because a person is on site,
they're working and because they're telecommuting, they're slacking off.

Personal experience: I just went out on my own about 2 weeks ago. Yep -
full time independent now! (Woohoo!) Most of my clients are from all
over the country, PA, FL, IN, etc. Working on site would be a nightmare.
Anyway, I've got to say that I'm working harder and more productively
now than I ever have in my life.

Brandon 

On Tue, 2005-06-21 at 07:25, Justin Koivisto wrote:
> Greg Jorgensen wrote:
> > Applicants must be located in the Twin Cities area.
> 
> Why? Do companies down there (the cities) actually think they will get 
> better results if they hire someone less than X miles from their shop? 
> How many of you telecommute in your job (especially if you do web 
> development)? Even up here in the woods (~4 north of you), we do a lot 
> through email, phone (and occasionally) web cam. I can't be lead to 
> believe that our small communities are more technologically advanced 
> than web development companies down there.
> 
> I've always thought that web development was the perfect business to do 
> from afar. Sure, you may need to meet sometimes in person, but most 
> things can be done through other means.
> 
> Is this "need to be local" thing specific to the cities area, or do you 
> find this to be true across the US/World?
> 
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