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Sen. Walter Sobchak

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39. It wasn't a need for face to face meetings per say

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 11:53 AM

Feb 2013

But the whole can't be greater than the sum of its parts if people don't know the other parts beyond CC's on emails.

And yeah... I think the gender issue is being just a little overblown here. Of the 25 odd people who wanted to telecommute, less than a third of them were women. It didn't bother us that people wanted to telecommute from their vacation home, the problem was that most of these places lacked decent IP connectivity. I did not know you could still get ISDN (first generation broadband) service, I got rid of it sometime around 1997, but in many sparse areas it has never been upgraded further.

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I think this is more about unloading a bunch of weak performers as opposed to MADem Feb 2013 #2

The last paragraph davidpdx Mar 2013 #50

So women CEO's can be sociopathic greed-heads just like their male counterparts. KittyWampus Feb 2013 #3

That, my dear, is the only type of woman who is allowed Warpy Feb 2013 #4

as well as the only type of black, asian, native american, gypsy, gay, whatever person who is HiPointDem Feb 2013 #9

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She doesn't seem to care, does she? nt. OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #35

No, she doesn't. She is being very selfish and short sighted. CTyankee Feb 2013 #36

Ah, good point davidpdx Mar 2013 #49

Telecommuting was something less than a runaway success here Sen. Walter Sobchak Feb 2013 #24

Then that is a management problem. If there are people underperforming then there are ways CTyankee Feb 2013 #26

It wasn't a performance issue, Sen. Walter Sobchak Feb 2013 #30

I hope that doesn't happen with us bettyellen Feb 2013 #33

If the job requires more face to face meetings that should be a job requirement, it seems to me. CTyankee Feb 2013 #34

It wasn't a need for face to face meetings per say Sen. Walter Sobchak Feb 2013 #39

I realize that men want to telecommute, too, and that is fine. CTyankee Feb 2013 #40

"people don't know the other parts beyond CC's on emails." Heywood J Mar 2013 #66

But we aren't a large business, Sen. Walter Sobchak Mar 2013 #75

Then, there should have been a minimum internet standard NewJeffCT Mar 2013 #67

The standard was poorly articulated as "broadband" Sen. Walter Sobchak Mar 2013 #74

I have similar experience with telecommuting. It isn't efficient in my line of work. bluestate10 Feb 2013 #48

if she really wanted to get ahead of the game... 0rganism Feb 2013 #46

+1 uponit7771 Mar 2013 #53

Watch her bottom line increase by 5 - 10%, I worked in an environment that was 100% telecommute ... uponit7771 Mar 2013 #52

The issue is not as much about telecommute DonCoquixote Mar 2013 #56

She also just told her TOP employees to start looking for new jobs. JoePhilly Mar 2013 #62

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What makes you think work from home KatyMan Mar 2013 #83

"I can't be a feminist because I'm not a shrill bitch." Nine Mar 2013 #69

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She is just anothe disgusting, elitist pig. smirkymonkey Mar 2013 #81

Hard to believe Marissa Antoinette Mayer donated to the DNC. N/t alp227 Mar 2013 #82