A Short Rant About Working Remotely

Re:A Short Rant About Working Remotely by eaurouge on Thursday January 31, 2013 @02:19PM (#5146769)

Here's a study that showed an increase in productivity with telecommuting employees: http://www.marketplace.org/topics/business/freakonomics-radi...

A reduction in health risks and distractions are two of the noted benefits. If productivity depends highly on teamwork, telecommuting may not be ideal, but it should improve individual productivity for the right employees.

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Re:A Short Rant About Working Remotely by adrianhoward on Friday February 01, 2013 @04:51AM (#5150021)

Thank you. Not come across that one before. Anybody got any references to the original paper?

I'd be interested on whether the comparison is to general open plan offices vs team rooms.

A reduction in health risks and distractions are two of the noted benefits

Health risks? I wonder why. Most accidents happen in the home and all that ;-)

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