tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245966095246940536.post8528380624512325329..comments2024-03-26T04:42:42.844-07:00Comments on God, Politics, and Baseball: Is Working at Home Productive?Sean F. Evertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09147243372419180570noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245966095246940536.post-22295408317883374872012-09-01T15:01:32.512-07:002012-09-01T15:01:32.512-07:00I'm sure the authors of both studies would agr...I'm sure the authors of both studies would agree. Nevertheless, there study challenges a lot of conventional employer wisdom that many employers would do well to take into account (JetBlue is another company who has a large number of employees who work from home).Sean F. Evertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09147243372419180570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245966095246940536.post-74139598229661365892012-08-24T22:14:26.110-07:002012-08-24T22:14:26.110-07:00It seems to me that it depends a lot on what you a...It seems to me that it depends a lot on what you are doing. I have worked at home more than not during my career and something, for me at least, are conductive to it and some not. Task oriented jobs might be more productive at home but those requiring management, frequent modifications and social input would not. I looked at the commuting study and it was about commuting by car. I LOVE going to work every day after working at home for years. It is a 15 minute walk to the train, a short train ride and I am there in an other 5 minute walk. The commute requires me to walk 40 minutes a day so that does not fit her data. This is ordinary for people that live in NYC, SF and other cities as more and more people are. I don't think it is easy to make generalizations about this but someone working at home would be severely restricted in social mobility within any organization. It is not always a bad thing. At my company if I have something that is just focused work I need to spend time on and not get interrupted I work at home but otherwise I need to constantly be getting feedback about the organization. They both have advantages in different circumstances.<br />Donald Steinyhttp://stories.steiny.comnoreply@blogger.com