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Will Telecommuting Kill a Career?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the face-to-cheek-time dept.

coondoggie writes to mention that Network World has a piece taking a look at the effects of the telecommute on advancement within your career. From the article: "Over 60% of 1,320 global executives surveyed by executive search firm Korn/Ferry International said they believe that telecommuters are less likely to advance in their careers in comparison to employees working in traditional office settings. Company executives want face time with their employees, the study said."

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  1. First Post? by Agronomist+Cowherd · · Score: 5, Funny

    Tele-commuting didn't kill my career. Slashdot killed my career!

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    1. Re:First Post? by smittyoneeach · · Score: 1, Funny

      It remains essential that no one take any responsibility for anything.
      I feel that you should sue your former career field, and report the results back to slashdot.
      That this should all occur while tele-commuting goes without saying.

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    2. Re:First Post? by DittoBox · · Score: 5, Funny
      Tele-commuting didn't kill my career. Slashdot killed my career!

      Normally I'd just laugh and mod you +1 funny. Sadly I think you might be serious.

      I mean, you got first post.

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  2. Not just telecommuting... by OglinTatas · · Score: 4, Funny

    Not telecommuting itself, but staying home and watching Scooby Doo sank my career. I would have gotten away with it if it hadn't been for those meddling managers and their pesky status reports, milestones and deadlines.

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  3. Taking this to the extremes... by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Company executives want face time with their employees, the study said.

    At one company I worked for, management wanted to install new cubes with half-height walls so they could see if everyone was working with a simple glance out over the office. They backed off when we complained to their managers that the real problem was that out managers were insecure jerks who overreact to problems instead of proactively managing the department. It got even more interesting when our management banned the posting of Dilbert cartons on the cube walls that randomly appeared to mock them.

  4. Re:This isn't data. Sheesh. by Captain+Sarcastic · · Score: 2, Funny

    I know we sort of canonize the executive class in this country, but this is ridiculous...

    No, we prefer to "cannon"-ize some of them...

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  5. Story Title by petehead · · Score: 2, Funny

    I misread the title at a glance and thought it said, Wii Telecommuting Kill a Career? First the Wii is killing ladies who drink too much water, now it's killing careers. Where will it end?

  6. Re:It might do if you want to progress further by n6kuy · · Score: 4, Funny

    You get to unwind when you get home?

    Buddy, you must not have a wife and kids!
    They're more demanding than the work environment.
    My office is my sanctuary.

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  7. It didn't hurt Charlie's Career... by Think+Loudly · · Score: 5, Funny

    In Charlie's case, not only did he telecommute, but he was the boss. Heck, I don't think his employees ever saw him. Just a voice on the speakerphone. But then... his employees were angels.

  8. Re:What does "progress" mean? by mrmtampa · · Score: 2, Funny

    if a tree fell in the forest...

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  9. Re:Why? by PopeRatzo · · Score: 2, Funny
    I don't think Cheney is going to be lying on his deathbed thinking of the terrible things in his life. Rather, he will look back and think "imagine how bad it would have been without me?"

    I think he'll be thinking with regret about all the babies whose blood he didn't get to drink.

    I mean, check google images and take a close look at the man. The Japanese invented the word "sanpaku" for him.
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  10. Re:This isn't data. Sheesh. by profplump · · Score: 3, Funny

    I've got an IBM Model M at work -- on the days I'm in the office you can hear me typing clear across the building. Do you suppose that will make up for it?