Telecommuting
[size=3][color=#29384e][font=Times New Roman]Telecommuting[/font][font=宋体]——[/font][font=Times New Roman] substituting the computer for the trip to the job [/font][font=宋体]——[/font][font=Times New Roman]has been hailed as a solution to all kinds of problems related to office work.[/font][/color][/size][size=3][color=#29384e][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/color][/size]
[size=3][color=#29384e][font=宋体] [/font][font=Times New Roman]For workers it promises freedom from the office[/font][font=宋体]，[/font][font=Times New Roman] less time wasted in traffic[/font][font=宋体]，[/font][font=Times New Roman] and help with child-care conflicts. For management[/font][font=宋体]，[/font][font=Times New Roman] telecommuting helps keep high performers on board[/font][font=宋体]，[/font][font=Times New Roman] minimizes tardiness and absenteeism by eliminating commutes[/font][font=宋体]，[/font][font=Times New Roman] allows periods of solitude for high-concentration tasks[/font][font=宋体]，[/font][font=Times New Roman] and provides scheduling flexibility. In some areas[/font][font=宋体]，[/font][font=Times New Roman] such as Southern California and Seattle[/font][font=宋体]，[/font][font=Times New Roman] Washington[/font][font=宋体]，[/font][font=Times New Roman] local governments are encouraging companies to start telecommuting programs in order to reduce rush-hour congestion and improve air quality.[/font][/color][/size]
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[size=3][color=#29384e][font=宋体] [/font][font=Times New Roman]But these benefits do not come easily. Making a telecommuting program work requires careful planning and an understanding of the differences between telecommuting realities and popular images.[/font][/color][/size]
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[size=3][color=#29384e][font=宋体] [/font][font=Times New Roman]Many workers are seduced by rosy illusions of life as a telecommuter. A computer programmer from New York City moves to the tranquil Adirondack Mountains and stays in contact with her office via computer. A manager comes in to his office three days a week and works at home the other two. An accountant stays home to care for her sick child[/font][font=宋体]；[/font][font=Times New Roman] she hooks up her telephone modern connections and does office work between calls to the doctor.[/font][/color][/size]
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[size=3][color=#29384e][font=宋体] [/font][font=Times New Roman]These are powerful images[/font][font=宋体]，[/font][font=Times New Roman] but they are a limited reflection of reality. Telecommuting workers soon learn that it is almost impossible to concentrate on work and care for a young child at the same time. Before a certain age[/font][font=宋体]，[/font][font=Times New Roman] young children cannot recognize[/font][font=宋体]，[/font][font=Times New Roman] much less respect[/font][font=宋体]，[/font][font=Times New Roman] the necessary boundaries between work and family. Additional child support is necessary if the parent is to get any work done.[/font][/color][/size]
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[size=3][color=#29384e][font=宋体] [/font][font=Times New Roman]Management too must separate the myth from the reality. Although the media has paid a great deal of attention to telecommuting in most cases it is the employee[/font][font=宋体]‘[/font][font=Times New Roman]s situation[/font][font=宋体]，[/font][font=Times New Roman] not the availability of technology that precipitates a telecommuting arrangement.[/font][/color][/size]
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[color=#29384e][font=宋体][size=10.5pt] [/size][/font][size=10.5pt]That is partly why[/size][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]，[/size][/font][size=10.5pt] despite the widespread press coverage[/size][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]，[/size][/font][size=10.5pt] the number of companies with work-at-home programs or policy guidelines remains small.[/size][/color]
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