3). Pick one concept from the assigned reading (not already discussed for this week) that you found useful or interesting and discuss it.
One concept I found interesting was telecommuting. This is basically working from home through a home computer with a VPN system to connect you to your workplace. Some advantages are that the company can save money by not providing work sites and they can offer jobs to candidates that may not be local residents. On the other side of the argument, it creates a separation between the employee and the workplace, and it can also prevent a person’s promotion because they may fall off their bosses’ radar. For me, as much as I like working from home, I have to say that I do think that it is not as productive and actually creates a tension between yourself and the people working in the office.
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I liked this section too. I always thought that it would be awesome to telecommute, but now I'm not so sure. I think I would find it hard to motivate myself to get work done and I think I would miss being around co-workers throughout the day. Of course, it seems like it would be a positive thing at some point in my life, like when I have kids, but I wouldn't expect to have to telecommute for awhile. I think it would be okay to work in the office for maybe three days of the week and then work from home for two. That would be an ideal job for me because you kind of get the best of both worlds.
ReplyDeleteHello Nicciri! Do you think it would be difficult to separate work life and home life? If so, why? How would one go about combating the confusion?
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