Comments on: Web Work Continues Explosive Growth

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By: 47project

47project — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 22:57:10 +0000

I think it’s pretty exciting. I was just working full time for a company working remotely making California money. For awhile I lived in Colorado and then Oregon and then eventually back to California….CA money was nice while living in the other states. I was making so much in proportion with the cost of living I could afford to fly myself out to CA once a week for team meetings.

I think that because business worldwide will be forced to embrace technology, companies will realize that as long as the work is getting done, why pay to lease and office building and all the costs incurred from that? I’m part owner of my own company and we only have a warehouse for shipping/receiving and all of us executives just work from our home offices or coffee shops with wi-fi. I’m saving a few grand a month on that alone and am spending that money on growing my business instead. Makes much more sense.

Some old school managers and executives that I know have a ‘thing’ about people telecommuting because they don’t feel like they can control what their employees are doing all day. LAME. I try to encourage them to let go so we all can get more done. If I don’t have to drive to work, I can start working a lot earlier and am more apt to work til later because I don’t have to accomodate commute time. I one of my employees is slacking while working at home, they get a couple warnings and if they don’t deliver still then SEE YA. That simple.

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By: Rex Dixon

Rex Dixon — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 20:49:31 +0000

I’m trying to escape. It’s just going to take a few more web gigs, and I’m gone! :)

Rex

By: Terry

Terry — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 18:48:12 +0000

Even though I’ve always held a full-time graphic design job, a few years back I tried full-time freelancing and immediately discovered that it’s a very mobile line of work. And so I’ve experienced firsthand that laptops, smartphones, WIFI cards, Bluetooth devices, etc. aren’t just fancy toys—they’re enablers of a new kind of work that’s taking foot, freeing people from the traditional workplace.

I still do occasional side work. So it makes me both excited and proud to witness–and be part of, even in a limited way–this ongoing work revolution. Thanks for posting these encouraging stats…

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 17:31:14 +0000

My findings, to date, reveal a trend in that level of education seems to be at least under graduate level with only 1 out of the 43 employed teleworkers not being educated to this level.

I am reading an MSc in Facilities and Asset Management at Heriot Watt University. My related dissertation centres on establishing if home working is a viable alternative to the modern office environment. I have developed a questionnaire to gather information from people who have experienced working from home.

I would be very grateful if you could take 15 minutes to complete my questionnaire. If you think you may have the time to complete one then please drop me a note at andrew@ascb.eclipse.co.uk.

By: Mike Gunderloy

Mike Gunderloy — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 15:09:48 +0000

Good point, Steve. Even in the broad strokes painted by the report’s summary, it’s clear that web workers (or teleworkers, take your pick) are a diverse population, and that there are a lot of different reasons and ways that people are tackling this shift in the working world.

By: Steve Evans

Steve Evans — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 05:14:52 +0000

I think you’ll find that a good chunk of the under $40k crowd is working part time. Especially full time parents that telecommute part time to keep financially afloat (and sane). So that’s not really a negative, but a huge positive for those that would normally be shut out of the work force but thanks to telecommuting are able to work part time.