Comments on: Out on a Limb: Telecommuting From a Tree http://www.ere.net/2007/06/29/out-on-a-limb-telecommuting-from-a-tree/ Recruiting News, Recruiting Events, Recruiting Community, Social Recruiting Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:41:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: A Graham, CDR http://www.ere.net/2007/06/29/out-on-a-limb-telecommuting-from-a-tree/comment-page-1/#comment-2948 A Graham, CDR Sun, 08 Jul 2007 01:55:00 +0000 http://www.ere.net/2007/06/29/out-on-a-limb-telecommuting-from-a-tree/#comment-2948 I LOVE this article because it hits close to home for me. I've spent the last several years working remotely and I love it. I don't ever see myself going back to working onsite full time. This article gives validation that some companies make the right decision in allowing remote workers. It's a must to remain globally competitive. When I see companies adamantly insist they will not hire someone unless they are onsite, it shows inflexibility and antiquated ideas. This is a global society making great strides in technology every day. I won't name the company, but I spoke with a major company that deals with all of their customers REMOTELY, who said they would never hire someone to WORK remotely. I thought it was unfortunate and hypocritical. I as well as others have gone through great expense and time outfitting home offices with state of the art equipment to allow for remote working. I don't see what the big deal is as long as you have productive workers. To those companies who promote remote work, kudos to you! And way to go Microsoft for showing us the way things can be done. :) I LOVE this article because it hits close to home for me. I’ve spent the last several years working remotely and I love it. I don’t ever see myself going back to working onsite full time. This article gives validation that some companies make the right decision in allowing remote workers. It’s a must to remain globally competitive. When I see companies adamantly insist they will not hire someone unless they are onsite, it shows inflexibility and antiquated ideas. This is a global society making great strides in technology every day. I won’t name the company, but I spoke with a major company that deals with all of their customers REMOTELY, who said they would never hire someone to WORK remotely. I thought it was unfortunate and hypocritical. I as well as others have gone through great expense and time outfitting home offices with state of the art equipment to allow for remote working. I don’t see what the big deal is as long as you have productive workers. To those companies who promote remote work, kudos to you! And way to go Microsoft for showing us the way things can be done. :)

]]> By: Brenda Lepi http://www.ere.net/2007/06/29/out-on-a-limb-telecommuting-from-a-tree/comment-page-1/#comment-2910 Brenda Lepi Tue, 03 Jul 2007 04:42:00 +0000 http://www.ere.net/2007/06/29/out-on-a-limb-telecommuting-from-a-tree/#comment-2910 Elaine, As usual, you wrote a great article about my favorite subject....working remotely! I have had the pleasure of working with a few companies in San Francisco, from my home office in Northeast Florida and LOVE IT! The W-2 contracts with these companies are few and hard to find, so I tend to have many downtimes (like now), but I manage to do some side work and hold out for the next good one! And for the record, I gladly pay the CA income taxes, while working from Florida. It would be nice if more members would chime in on this subject and respond to this article. Happy 4th of July! Brenda bl934@msn.com Elaine,

As usual, you wrote a great article about my favorite subject….working remotely! I have had the pleasure of working with a few companies in San Francisco, from my home office in Northeast Florida and LOVE IT! The W-2 contracts with these companies are few and hard to find, so I tend to have many downtimes (like now), but I manage to do some side work and hold out for the next good one! And for the record, I gladly pay the CA income taxes, while working from Florida. It would be nice if more members would chime in on this subject and respond to this article.

Happy 4th of July!
Brenda
bl934@msn.com

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