by Flack » Sun Sep 23, 2018 2:53 pm
Oklahoma doesn't have the traffic snarls that Colorado and many other major cities have, which makes commuting much different (and much more viable) here. The guy who sits next to me at work lives 45 miles away from work and Google Maps says it should take 46 minutes to get there. Very few people I know live in OKC proper; they live in one of the many surrounding suburbs, and drive 30 minutes each way to and from work.
Teleworking isn't mandatory at my job, but it's coming. Some of our new facilities are being built to 75% size; in other words, if 1,000 people work at a regional office, when they build a new one, they are only building them to hold 750 people. Basically the idea is that people can do cube sharing and telework and so the building will never be at capacity. This also means we're only spending 3/4 on utilities, savings that are passed down to taxpayers. Employees are not reimbursed for working from home -- we don't get money toward our cable modem bills, no money for home office equipment, etc. The trade off of being able to work from home is enough for most people not to care.
I think if the government had its way, only the top managers in DC would go into an office. They would love to outsource all of our server hosting and help desk employees, and all other employees can work remotely. It's a definite trend they're pushing for. There are definitely advantages and disadvantages to teleworking. If I were single, I would have an RV or Tiny House and I would be driving all around the country, working from a different state every week.
Oklahoma doesn't have the traffic snarls that Colorado and many other major cities have, which makes commuting much different (and much more viable) here. The guy who sits next to me at work lives 45 miles away from work and Google Maps says it should take 46 minutes to get there. Very few people I know live in OKC proper; they live in one of the many surrounding suburbs, and drive 30 minutes each way to and from work.
Teleworking isn't mandatory at my job, but it's coming. Some of our new facilities are being built to 75% size; in other words, if 1,000 people work at a regional office, when they build a new one, they are only building them to hold 750 people. Basically the idea is that people can do cube sharing and telework and so the building will never be at capacity. This also means we're only spending 3/4 on utilities, savings that are passed down to taxpayers. Employees are not reimbursed for working from home -- we don't get money toward our cable modem bills, no money for home office equipment, etc. The trade off of being able to work from home is enough for most people not to care.
I think if the government had its way, only the top managers in DC would go into an office. They would love to outsource all of our server hosting and help desk employees, and all other employees can work remotely. It's a definite trend they're pushing for. There are definitely advantages and disadvantages to teleworking. If I were single, I would have an RV or Tiny House and I would be driving all around the country, working from a different state every week.