Hey! Anybody still out there? Yeah, it’s been a busy summer (and fall) and the book and this blog have been on a bit o’ hiatus. Fall is in the air, winter is coming, so let’s get revved back up here, eh?
Okay … to kick things back off here, LifeHacker points to John Dvorak PC Mag article about (the lack of) telework adoption in business. Yep, I totally agree, most businesses aren’t doing enough to embrace telework, but … there are some good reasons for this. Yeah teleworkers are more efficient, happier folks (by and large), but humans are social creatures. I think work is just one social aspect that we exist in. I know that sometimes I really wish I had an office to go hang out in—and I’ve been working from home for 6.5 years! That and well, I think people want to look you in the eye to get the measure of the man they are talking with. Even video doesn’t do this.
Wait, am I being a telework heretic? I don’t think so. I think the reality of the situation is that few jobs can be totally remote or from home. I think businesses should be encouraged to let people work from home sometimes but then also be within easy reach of the office. I think a touch of reality is important in any major change in how people do business, let’s take it slow. Okay that and maybe doing some guerilla telework 
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