[ale] posting

[Michael B. Trausch]

On Tue, 2007-05-01 at 15:35 -0400, Jim Popovitch wrote:

> IBM saves plenty of money by allowing those who can work remotely to
> do
> so.  Think of the cost savings by not having offices, lights, power,
> coffee, etc. for 132,000 folks, and if you want you can work in your
> pajamas until noon. :-)   Additionally IBM sponsors local meetings,
> get
> togethers, etc., that help keep people from feeling isolated.  The
> team
> members I work with daily are spread around the globe, we use email,
> conf calls, and instant messaging to coordinate development on remote
> systems in NYC and Rome, Italy. 


Not to mention cube rental in non-owned buildings, paying for network
access, floor space, or whatever.  Send everyone home, and you don't
have that problem.

    ? Mike


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