Telecommuting

It's no secret that supervisors are skittish about their employees working outside the office. But convincing them that productivity isn't tied to physical setting is key to boosting the reputation of telecommuting in government. Here are two different takes on the subject. Anyone care to comment?

Telecommuting


Now you see them - now you don’t
Here they’re working - there they won’t?
What an archaic point of view
Tele-working works - Who knew?
If you seldom venture out your door
You don’t see them less (or more)
Here at work or there at home
To tell the truth, they’re on their own
That’s a fact you can’t refute
Let your workers tele-commute!

Mdailey
04/28/08

Telecommuting & remote computing
The technology’s ripe for all this
The problem is us; it’s a matter of trust
I’m really sure that’s all it is

We are not fools; we have all the tools
To do lots of work from our home
But the powers that be can’t seem to see
The savings that others have shown

There’s no denying we all should be trying
To telecommute if we can
In times of recession more tele-sessions
Should be a big part of the plan

If I had my druthers my sisters and brothers
I’d work from my home every day
There’d be savings at last; on the gas I would pass
And I’d do that if I had my way

Mdailey
10/17/08