Gord Tomlin wrote, in part: > At the end of the day, there's no "one size fits all" solution. Some people > are wired to be able to effectively collaborate remotely, while others just > aren't. But the trend toward remote work is inexorable, except apparently at > IBM.
Exactly. And it does change: when I worked at UofW, we had the "bug room", a terminal room where we systems guys all worked together. Every couple of years, someone would say "You guys have offices-why don't you work there and we'll use this room for something else?" and we all said "No way, we're more productive being able to say "Hey, what am I doing wrong here..." and the like. Nowadays, with broadband, IM, etc., I would argue that I'm more productive working from home here by far. But some people will find they want/need the separation: "Now I'm in the office working"/"Now I'm home, not working". Since I work for a California company, it *is* hard to turn it off at night... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
