Thursday, April 22, 2004
BBC NEWS | Business | Working from home trend gathers pace
(Peter) As one of the reader comments on this piece suggests, even with advances in technology there will always be a large number of workers who simply cannot do their job from home (one of the examples given is a bin-man). I wouldn't go so far as to agree that any job you can do from home is pointless (I work from home 2 days a week), but there needs to be some recognition that teleworking isn't for everyone. Being able to maintain a presence at the office is a real concern for many, and leaving a coat over the back of a chair often isn't enough to re-assure the more conscientious amongst us. As another comment remarks, there can be a feeling that instant responses to emails are the only way to prove that you're there at your PC, and any 'reflective' time (for me spent walking the dog) can leave you feeling guilty about what you should have been doing instead.
(Russell) One of the problems with work is that when you're there you can be interrupted - I have spent all this week with three things to do, I have done about three hundred, but I still have the same 3 left on my list....
(Peter) As one of the reader comments on this piece suggests, even with advances in technology there will always be a large number of workers who simply cannot do their job from home (one of the examples given is a bin-man). I wouldn't go so far as to agree that any job you can do from home is pointless (I work from home 2 days a week), but there needs to be some recognition that teleworking isn't for everyone. Being able to maintain a presence at the office is a real concern for many, and leaving a coat over the back of a chair often isn't enough to re-assure the more conscientious amongst us. As another comment remarks, there can be a feeling that instant responses to emails are the only way to prove that you're there at your PC, and any 'reflective' time (for me spent walking the dog) can leave you feeling guilty about what you should have been doing instead.
(Russell) One of the problems with work is that when you're there you can be interrupted - I have spent all this week with three things to do, I have done about three hundred, but I still have the same 3 left on my list....
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