XPost: rec.arts.sf.written, rec.arts.sf.science   
   From: john@jfeldredge.com   
      
   On Mon, 13 Jan 2014 16:32:49 +1300, Your Name wrote:   
      
   > Telecommuting doesn't really work, which is why so few real-world   
   > businesses actually have that ability. It's only slightly more realistic   
   > than the "paperless office", which still doesn't exist (despite   
   > predictions in sci-fi stories).   
   >   
   > One reason is because costs businesses a lot more (or is taken out of   
   > employees wages) since they then have to pay for the internet   
   > connection, modem, extra printers, etc. to be installed in employees   
   > houses. Another reason is because some people are simply lazy and don't   
   > do any work if they stay at home.   
      
   I am currently working a telecommuting job; I am working as a programmer   
   for a firm in Boston, from my home in Nashville.  The employer is   
   providing me a laptop to use, primarily for security reasons (the job   
   involves health-care information).  The Internet connection, modem, and   
   printer are those I have at home for my own use; I don't do much   
   printing, so the use of my printer isn't a big deal.  For this particular   
   work-team, more people are off-site than on-site.   
      
   The problem with the "paperless office" concept is that computers allowed   
   bureaucracies, whether governmental or private, to actually increase the   
   amount of paperwork involved.   
      
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