Comments on: Web Work 101: Telecommuting – Out of Sight Doesn't Have to Mean Out of Mind http://gigaom.com/collaboration/web-work-101-telecommuting-out-of-sight-doesnt-have-to-mean-out-of-mind/ Fri, 25 May 2012 20:46:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: hsoi http://gigaom.com/collaboration/web-work-101-telecommuting-out-of-sight-doesnt-have-to-mean-out-of-mind/#comment-80032 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:57:15 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.wordpress.com/?p=7894#comment-80032 I gotta agree with Telesaur (I allude to this in here: http://hsoiblog.wordpress.com/2009/02/25/isolation/ ). Plus the fact we don’t have a commute helps us manage our time a lot better, yielding better productivity both for the job and in our personal lives.

]]> By: Trina Hoefling http://gigaom.com/collaboration/web-work-101-telecommuting-out-of-sight-doesnt-have-to-mean-out-of-mind/#comment-80031 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:53:06 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.wordpress.com/?p=7894#comment-80031 thanks for the VoIP article. And Telesaur’s comments? Home-based workers set the bar for productivity. Maybe we should capture that data somehow? If easy, wouldn’t that be fun. Put down the myth and worry, “Are they really working?” once and for all. Whether virtual entrepreneur or virtual employee or just home-based in a sea of commuters, we are the antithesis of the myth. Good thread of comments….. I’m new,and enjoying it.

]]> By: X3 http://gigaom.com/collaboration/web-work-101-telecommuting-out-of-sight-doesnt-have-to-mean-out-of-mind/#comment-80030 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:28:53 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.wordpress.com/?p=7894#comment-80030 Picking a good and cheap telephony package is a good way to keep home/office expenses low. I ran across an interesting article titled “Talk Is Cheap” reviewing top VoIP programs at DealDogs.net. This is the article link here to read a description and see videos about top webchat programs.

]]> By: Telesaur http://gigaom.com/collaboration/web-work-101-telecommuting-out-of-sight-doesnt-have-to-mean-out-of-mind/#comment-80029 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:40:17 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.wordpress.com/?p=7894#comment-80029 My favorite part of the article: “don’t expect the culture to change to suit you.” In fact, there’s not much room to slack as a teleworker— it’s all on your shoulders. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Telework forces you to be proactive about your responsibilities and your career. And that makes teleworkers more productive and efficient!

]]> By: lotterygambling http://gigaom.com/collaboration/web-work-101-telecommuting-out-of-sight-doesnt-have-to-mean-out-of-mind/#comment-80028 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:12:40 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.wordpress.com/?p=7894#comment-80028 Right now I moved to my house to keep my job, no rent to pay

]]> By: Trina Hoefling http://gigaom.com/collaboration/web-work-101-telecommuting-out-of-sight-doesnt-have-to-mean-out-of-mind/#comment-80027 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:37:25 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.wordpress.com/?p=7894#comment-80027 Yes, it will! Other financial crises have been the driving force behind virtual work expansion, and this will be no different. The worry comes in for career pathing for cultures not used to it. It will be a great ride.

]]> By: Simon Mackie http://gigaom.com/collaboration/web-work-101-telecommuting-out-of-sight-doesnt-have-to-mean-out-of-mind/#comment-80026 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:28:11 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.wordpress.com/?p=7894#comment-80026 @Trina Agreed that this is very much a transition time. The next few years will be very interesting. The economy at the moment is going to accelerate these changes to the way that we work, IMO.

]]> By: Trina Hoefling http://gigaom.com/collaboration/web-work-101-telecommuting-out-of-sight-doesnt-have-to-mean-out-of-mind/#comment-80025 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:12:38 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.wordpress.com/?p=7894#comment-80025 Transition time in the way we work across boundaries of time and space, I think. Technology is the enabler, making virtual work possible, but people are still the key. Company cultures range from the occasional day to work from home and catch up on performance reviews, to virtual companies that may actually be an alliance of multiple virtual companies.
In a few years when the collaborative technologies truly are ubiquitous, often also across generations, I’ll be still amazed in what a short time technology, people, and work have transformed one another.
Trina Hoefling
author, Working Virtually
chapter author, The Handbook of High Performance Virtual Teams.

]]> By: Judi Sohn http://gigaom.com/collaboration/web-work-101-telecommuting-out-of-sight-doesnt-have-to-mean-out-of-mind/#comment-80024 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:54:15 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.wordpress.com/?p=7894#comment-80024 @JD, Absolutely. In fact, sometimes there’s no substitute for Real Life which is why once or twice a month I wake up at 4 am to catch a 6 am train out of Philly to DC, work the day and then catch a 6 pm train home, walking in at around 9 pm.

But the reality is that 80-90% of the time my communication with my coworkers is electronic. While phone calls are often necessary, it’s just not realistic or practical to spend hours a day on the phone.

]]> By: JD http://gigaom.com/collaboration/web-work-101-telecommuting-out-of-sight-doesnt-have-to-mean-out-of-mind/#comment-80023 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:45:19 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.wordpress.com/?p=7894#comment-80023 If you’ve been successful being remote, you will know that there’s no substitute for occasionally picking up the phone. For as much as electronic communication can be informative, sometimes you really need to talk to people in Real Life.

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