More Americans now work full-time from home than walk and bike to office jobs

Re:More Americans now work full-time from home than walk and... by Natsu on Thursday April 13, 2017 @01:00PM (#14108776)

I find the exact opposite. My WFH days are far more productive. I feel no need to go to the office at all, most of the people I work with are remote, anyhow.

And for technical communication, I'd MUCH rather have everything in writing via email. No, I don't want to call someone on the phone and have them read logs at me. I want a copy of the damned log file so I can look up what's happening with each message and figure something out, not to listen to someone ramble on the phone.

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Re:More Americans now work full-time from home than walk and... by dhimes on Thursday April 13, 2017 @01:52PM (#14109305)

Yeah. IM, email occasional phone works really well. What do you think of the web cam thing where people can see if you're at your desk? I've never tried it but the idea is a bit...uncomfortable... for me for some reason.

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Re:More Americans now work full-time from home than walk and... by Natsu on Thursday April 13, 2017 @02:18PM (#14109544)

I think I can answer that by pointing out that my camera has electrical tape over it. I've never seen any reason whatsoever to have video on my calls. I only care about what's on their computer screen.

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