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Mobile Workers Work Longer Hours

Posted by timothy on from the but-the-commute-is-great dept.

Qedward writes "Last month it was reported on slashdot that a third of workers at a British telecoms company were 'more productive' working from home during a telecommuting experiment to prepare for the London 2012 Olympics. A more recent study reveals almost two-thirds of mobile employees say they are working 50+ and 60+ hour weeks, with most also working weekends. It also has security implications, with most mobile workers saying they will do anything to get an internet connection, including hijacking unsecure networks. The problem of needing a connection has also led to an increase in workers waking up through the night due to stress."

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  1. Re:A third of them should be fired. by PolygamousRanchKid+ · · Score: 4, Funny

    Reporter: "How many people work in your company?"

    CEO: "Oh, about half."

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  2. Re:What? by CanHasDIY · · Score: 3, Funny

    Bullshit. I've been working from home for a while and it's very relaxing. You can dress very, VERY casually, for example. I attended many a meetings while sitting butt-naked in a cozy chair. You can have a beer or whatever (I don't drink alcohol, though), you can pet the cat (I do) and so on and so forth.

    While you probably make many excellent points, I only managed to read so far as the part about being butt-nekkid, rubbin' pussy all day...

    Hell yea! Where do I sign up??

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  3. Re:Doubt they work longer... by smellotron · · Score: 3, Funny

    you can be on the phone with a headset. and if you sit and pee they cant hear you, that's why girls do it.

    I actually had one of these things, but the range sucked

    FTFY :)