ubercynicmeister wrote:So...airlines pilots can telecommute?
And train drivers?
And bus drivers?
And truck drivers?
And supermarket checkout operators?
And lumber mill operators?
And coal miners?
And school teachers?
And Food sellers?
And plumbers?
And TV repairmen?
And Electricians?
And ship's crews?
And fishermen?
And crane-drivers?
And farmers?
And Garbage collectors?
And just-about-everyone-who-actually-keeps-the real-economy-going?
Really? They can all telecommute, can they?
Goodness...I didn't know that! I learn something new, EVERY DAY!
ubercynicmeister wrote:So...airlines pilots can telecommute?
.......
And just-about-everyone-who-actually-keeps-the real-economy-going?
Really? They can all telecommute, can they?
Goodness...I didn't know that! I learn something new, EVERY DAY!
pup55 wrote:Imperial College
The Imperial College in London seems to have worked on this issue. They estimate possibly 8.5% total fuel consumption savings, if adopted 100%, and 4.4 if adopted at some likely level.
pstarr wrote:In rare cases (perhaps programming) work is measured mathematically and rewarded appropriately. In most cases 'work' is judged politically and personality. Offices are notorious popularity contests. If you are not in the office making face, and back-slapping your superiors, then you are out of the loop.
Do you really think that there will be office-buildings full of people yapping on the phone and pushing computer buttons when the economy slows. Fuel goes to important things not heating pointless office parks.
pstarr wrote:I believe that what we call 'work' today is really a form of low-level class warfare.
The owners of the company do not like being near the production people. They are gruff and all too willing to point out that the bosess are pompous, smug, and typically full of shit.
The owners are scared of the populous.
That explains an entire apparatus of low-level job foreman, mid-level functionaries and middle-managers, and upper-end division vice-presidents. This entire structure is designed to seperate the masses from the owners. It is a luxury that the incredibly wealthy might no longer be able to maintain.
In rare cases (perhaps programming) work is measured mathematically and rewarded appropriately. In most cases 'work' is judged politically and personality.nth wrote:Management concerns over worker productivity is not really an issue. Just because you work from home does not mean managers don't know what you have done. Work will be judged by results and interactions. Just like now.
Offices are notorious popularity contests. If you are not in the office making face, and back-slapping your superiors, then you are out of the loop.
EL Kersten's 'Art Of Demotivation' page 200; 2005 edition wrote:
Interviews done with 569 employees who had disengaged from their team's decision-making process yeilded a variety of reasons. The three most common causes in descending order were:
(1) There was present on the team someone who they beleived was an expert (Social Articulateness);
(2) They were silenced by "compelling" but inadequate ideas;
(3) They lacked the confidence in their ability to make a contribution.
Clearly, the first and third reasons are evidence of Lucid Pasivity, while the second is evidence of Enthusiastic Foolishness. Team Members who are technically competent are unlikely to have any of these responses. They are aware of what they know and there is no reason for passivity. Consequently they lend their expertise to the team. Similarly, they know enough not to be duped by compelling inadequate ideas and they check the errors of the enthusiastic fools.
Do you really think that there will be office-buildings full of people yapping on the phone and pushing computer buttons when the economy slows. Fuel goes to important things not heating pointless office parks.As for our society degenerated into manual labor society, that is hard to fathom when prior to industrial age, there are many non manual labor bureacrats. I doubt they will ever disappear.
Kingcoal wrote:In the past, a good, experienced software developer could work from home making good money working from home, but as Lutherquick as pointed out, India has spirited away a lot of those jobs, but not all. The key is to work as a contractor who goes on site and deals with customers, they havent figured out how to export that to India yet, but give them time.
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