Could This Help You Keep Your Job?
If you are in a position where you’re not sure how much longer your company will last without starting (or continuing) layoffs, why not take the bull by the horns and approach management with this idea.
Telecommuting! Now bear with… this post includes evidence and surefire suggestions you can make to your company’s management team. This just might keep you employed!
Here are a few snippets from a recent article written by the “online guy,” Al Gibes.
“Staying home could make you a better worker and save your company money at the same time.
Although more people are working away from the office, only 40 percent of businesses have a formal policy on telecommuting, a recent Microsoft Corp. survey shows. Saving gasoline, avoiding long commutes and working in a less stressful environment are the top reasons workers log in away from the office.”
If you’re worried about how to present this idea, and thus hang onto your job or a co-worker’s position, here’s more:
“Businesses that give employees the support to work remotely could save 10 percent to 20 percent on office expenses,” said Michael Clark, Microsofts’ Western regional manager of midmarket customers.
“I’ve walked (into offices) and there are cubicles for people there only one day a week or one day a month,” he said. “Businesses could cut back on office space, cut back on travel expenses and the cost of provisioning phone lines.”
Security factors might be your stumbling block when presenting this idea to keep your job. However, you can be ready with the answer… encryption programs!
Evolving technology is easing concerns about security. Clark cites significant improvements in encryption programs that protect data and network access protection that provides safe access for employees while away from the office.
Some suggestions for encryption include BitLocker Drive, a Microsoft product, provide protection from hackers and thieves. (And honestly, shouldn’t your company already be protecting its valuable data – this might not even be an issue. Investigate!)
Another bit of information to have ready in your arsenal of reasons to keep you employed can be the use of voice over internet protocols. Your reason for bringing this up is that by working your job from home you ensure the safety of company data by connecting via telephone (on your computer/laptop), along with your ability to use live messenger programs to “chat with co-workers and clients while working remotely.”
Per the rest of Mr. Gibes article, San Diego tops the list when it comes to keeping employees on the payroll using telecommuting to offset cost. Other cities making the most of this exceptional way to keep a company in business, offset costs, and still pay its employees include: West Palm Beach, Florida; Buffalo, New York; and Salt Lake City, Utah.
So if you’re wondering or worried that the axe is about to fall, cut ‘em off at the pass and offer solutions to keep you on! Telecommuting just might mean the difference between paychecks or unemployment!
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You make a very good point. Here in Kitsap County, in Washington, approximately 30% of our population telecommutes. We enjoy a relaxed lifestyle here, but for many downtown Seattle workers or Boeing workers, it became a necessity to telecommute when gas was so high..then add ferry fare! Ouch on a daily basis!
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I think my daughter was ahead of her time. She has worked in the insurance fraud business for over 30 years. When her children were young, the cost of child care and/or pre-school was outrageous. She suggested to her company that there was nothing she did at the office that she couldn’t do from home if she networked with their computers. Her boss agreed and 3 other girls joined her with working at home. When their children started to school full time, they all went back to work and left in time to be at home for the kids after school…if there was more work to do, they finished it up at home. Nifty idea!
I love working from home ….
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