I really think that Melissa Mayer who is the CEO of Yahoo is way off base here with her recent edict that teleworking is banned at Yahoo. The fact is that while there are some people who will abuse this, the benefits outweigh the detractions. Transport Canada has a paper on teleworking. It lists the benefits and detractions in a balanced way.
But if you want my opinion, here it is.
Ms. Mayer has to turn around Yahoo. Thus I think this edict has more to do with trying to project an image to the world that she’s getting stuff done and less with making sure that employees are working effectively. The thing is that Yahoo is going to find that people who don’t like this edict are likely to leave for a culture that is teleworking friendly. That’s not going to help Ms. Mayer turn things around at the troubled tech company. But I suspect she’ll find this out the hard way.
I also get that not all teleworking is done at home. Because if you have a smartphone and a Internet connection, you can work from anywhere. No big bad boss supervising your every move required as long as you’re focused on doing work. For example, I’m typing this blog post from a tire shop called Tires23.com in suburban Toronto while waiting for new tires to be installed on my car. So in the waiting room using their guest WiFi, I’m answering client and blog related e-mails, taking client phone calls, and posting to this blog. See, you don’t need to be at work to get stuff done.
Perhaps Ms. Mayer should try it?
Like this:
Like Loading...
Related
This entry was posted on March 5, 2013 at 10:47 am and is filed under Commentary with tags Teleworking, Yahoo. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.
You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
Hey IT Nerd! What Do You Think Of Yahoo Banning Working From Home?
I really think that Melissa Mayer who is the CEO of Yahoo is way off base here with her recent edict that teleworking is banned at Yahoo. The fact is that while there are some people who will abuse this, the benefits outweigh the detractions. Transport Canada has a paper on teleworking. It lists the benefits and detractions in a balanced way.
But if you want my opinion, here it is.
Ms. Mayer has to turn around Yahoo. Thus I think this edict has more to do with trying to project an image to the world that she’s getting stuff done and less with making sure that employees are working effectively. The thing is that Yahoo is going to find that people who don’t like this edict are likely to leave for a culture that is teleworking friendly. That’s not going to help Ms. Mayer turn things around at the troubled tech company. But I suspect she’ll find this out the hard way.
I also get that not all teleworking is done at home. Because if you have a smartphone and a Internet connection, you can work from anywhere. No big bad boss supervising your every move required as long as you’re focused on doing work. For example, I’m typing this blog post from a tire shop called Tires23.com in suburban Toronto while waiting for new tires to be installed on my car. So in the waiting room using their guest WiFi, I’m answering client and blog related e-mails, taking client phone calls, and posting to this blog. See, you don’t need to be at work to get stuff done.
Perhaps Ms. Mayer should try it?
Share this:
Like this:
Related
This entry was posted on March 5, 2013 at 10:47 am and is filed under Commentary with tags Teleworking, Yahoo. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.