One big item is mainframes are usually IPLed on weekends, so giving time off instead of overtime would be a benefit.
On Wed, Aug 21, 2019 at 4:16 PM David Spiegel <dspiegel...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Ron, > For SysProgs in particular, what is gained by having people "at the office"? > I view this as old school, without justification. > If project milestones are set properly, the employees will have to work > consistently to meet them (and not goof off). > If the managers think that they can see who's working, they are mistaken. > > I can see where development staff might have to work at the office if > the environment is highly collaborative. > (I worked on an online banking project (3 years ago) where this was > necessary. > > Charles: I work at 3 jobs (not all busy at once), all remote. > > Regards, > David > > On 2019-08-21 17:02, McCabe, Ron wrote: > > If this is something that should not have been done on the list I apologize > > but do have to admit that I would like to see what other companies are > > allowing in this area. > > > > Yes our employer does allow for mainframe sysprogs and developers to work > > from home. > > There are restrictions and the main one is who your manager is. Our > > developers have a nice manager and allows them to work from home 2 days a > > week, our sysprogs have a different manager and he only allows 1 day per > > week. > > No policies have been changed. > > About 90% of my colleagues work from home. Our developers are also allowed > > to work 9 80's and 4 10's, sysprogs and admins do not get to as they have > > to work 5 days a week. > > > > Thanks, > > Ron McCabe > > Manager of Mainframe/Midrange Systems > > Mutual of Enumclaw > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of > > Charles Mills > > Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 1:46 PM > > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > > Subject: Attitude of companies toward mainframers working from home? > > > > I am doing a favor for a friend who is writing a blog article on the above > > subject, with an emphasis on the effect of the shrinking mainframe > > personnel pool. (This is NOT some disguised headhunter pitch. Reply to the > > list or to me personally. I will take full responsibility for "sanitizing" > > your e-mail address and so forth out of what I forward to my friend.) > > > > Does your employer allow mainframe sysprogs and developers to work from > > home? > > Any particular restrictions or qualifications? > > Have they changed their policies specifically to address the shrinking > > mainframe personnel pool? > > Roughly what percentage of your colleagues work from home? > > > > Thanks! > > > > Charles > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email > > to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > Confidentiality Notice: This e- mail and all attachments may contain > > CONFIDENTIAL information and are meant solely for the intended recipient. > > It may contain controlled, privileged, or proprietary information that is > > protected under applicable law and shall not be disclosed to any > > unauthorized third party. If you are not the intended recipient, you are > > hereby notified that any unauthorized review, action, disclosure, > > distribution, or reproduction of any information contained in this e- mail > > and any attachments is strictly PROHIBITED. If you received this e- mail in > > error, please reply to the sender immediately stating that this > > transmission was misdirected, and delete or destroy all electronic and > > paper copies of this e-mail and attachments without disclosing the > > contents. This e- mail does not grant or assign rights of ownership in the > > proprietary subject matter herein, nor shall it be construed as a joint > > venture, partnership, teaming agreement, or any other formal business > > relationship. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > . > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
