Six Questions To Ask Before Telecommuting

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Lucas123 writes “With gas prices 30% higher this summer over last, telecommuting is back on everyone’s radar. According to a Computerworld story, however, IT and telecommuting don’t have a great record of success. For example, citing negative impacts on productivity, HP ended its telecommuting policy for hundreds of workers two years ago, and this year, Intel began requiring more than half the teleworkers in its IT group to report to the office at least four days a week. So before leaping, some questions you should ask as a manager if you’re considering telework include: How will you define and measure performance? Will creativity suffer? What about employees stuck in the office?”

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