---- On 12/1/2011 10:21 AM, Leigh Porter wrote: ---------
> I am looking for just such a person now. Good Juniper, some Cisco and
> Sysadmin experience with an ISP background..
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> So if anybody is looking for something to do around London...
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Something I'd like to tell hiring folks lurking out there based on my
experiences from living on an island far from population centers where
all the jobs are... :-)
One way to get such folks, as described in the previous posts, is to allow
telecommuting. Have them come into the main office immediately after hiring
them for 3-4 months, evaluate them and show them what's expected. Then let
them go home to telecommute and have them come into the office a couple/few
times a year for a week or two each time. They can even be required to work
the same hours as the location where all the other engineers are. Or, on the
big networks folks living in places like Hawaii can be the carry-over shift
from US timezone to Asian timezones. This allows for a more productive
employee many times because they are enjoying life where they live, rather
than be forced into the larger population centers.
In our industry, especially with all the tools we have today, it would seem
that telecommuting would be more accepted, but it's not and I don't understand
why.
scott
