Shouldn't the telecom provider be able to identify the phone number(s) in Bulgaria that the hacker called? If a hacker is calling Bulgaria, I'd think there's probably some international crime or identity theft ring centered there that the phone company and government officials would want to know about. Either that, or the hacker was calling about the whereabouts of his mail-order bride.
Well duh. Anyone with an ounce of common sense will ask the questions outlined in this story. I can't believe Computerworld felt this article needed to be written. Obviously, companies should have policies about telecommuting. And obviously, not every employee or role inside a company lends itself to working from home. No one is advocating a telecommuting free-for-all.
I'm also disappointed that the article called out two examples of companies that back-tracked on their telecommuting arrangements without discussing any of the success stories--and there are many. I realize this is shameless self-promotion, but last month I wrote an article for CIO.com about a small software company, Chorus, that closed all of its offices in an admittedly rather drastic cost-cutting move, and now everyone at Chorus--everyone--works from home. And you know what, the strategy is working out well for Chorus employees' productivity. The company made some mistakes in rolling out the telecommuting strategy, but overall they approached it sensibly, and it's working.
Let's learn from the success stories and not use the failures to promote an anti-telecommuting agenda.
Some could certainly be applied to other executives, but they still need to be pointed out for CIOs. A lot of companies don't know how to hire CIOs so they need to be made aware of as many red flags that indicate a bad CIO as possible, even if those red flags could be applied to another executive. Also, some of these qualities are specific to IT executives--such as the use of technical jargon to intimidate and confuse people.
Kudos to samkass for noting the way the analyst has rated the two stocks and to all the slashdot readers who saw the guy's quote for what it is: FUD. I'm a happy Netflix subscriber and I don't want to see the company tank for something as stupid as its envelopes or because of some analyst's bias.
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Shouldn't the telecom provider be able to identify the phone number(s) in Bulgaria that the hacker called? If a hacker is calling Bulgaria, I'd think there's probably some international crime or identity theft ring centered there that the phone company and government officials would want to know about. Either that, or the hacker was calling about the whereabouts of his mail-order bride.
I'm also disappointed that the article called out two examples of companies that back-tracked on their telecommuting arrangements without discussing any of the success stories--and there are many. I realize this is shameless self-promotion, but last month I wrote an article for CIO.com about a small software company, Chorus, that closed all of its offices in an admittedly rather drastic cost-cutting move, and now everyone at Chorus--everyone--works from home. And you know what, the strategy is working out well for Chorus employees' productivity. The company made some mistakes in rolling out the telecommuting strategy, but overall they approached it sensibly, and it's working.
Let's learn from the success stories and not use the failures to promote an anti-telecommuting agenda.
The case will likely settle out of court for a handsome sum, as one employment attorney says in a CIO.com article on the lawsuit.
That's hilarious.
Huh. I never knew that "spelunker" was a derogatory term. I just like the way it sounds. spelunker, spelunker, spelunker.
Kinda too bad the Earth's scream doesn't sound like Robert Plant's. Dontcha think?
He's a Pig man, I tell ya Jerry, I saw him!
I was hoping someone would find the Seinfeld reference in this news story!
Some could certainly be applied to other executives, but they still need to be pointed out for CIOs. A lot of companies don't know how to hire CIOs so they need to be made aware of as many red flags that indicate a bad CIO as possible, even if those red flags could be applied to another executive. Also, some of these qualities are specific to IT executives--such as the use of technical jargon to intimidate and confuse people.
If you want to start that list of Bad CIOs by name on your own, be my guest. If I start it, I'll get slapped with a libel suit. No thanks.
Kudos to samkass for noting the way the analyst has rated the two stocks and to all the slashdot readers who saw the guy's quote for what it is: FUD. I'm a happy Netflix subscriber and I don't want to see the company tank for something as stupid as its envelopes or because of some analyst's bias.