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Fried, Jason.
Telecommuting
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Remote
:
office
not
required
/ Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson.
by
Fried, Jason.
Crown Business, c2013.
Call #:
658.3123 F899r
Subjects
Telecommuting
ISBN:
9780804137508 (hc.)
0804137501 (hc.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
250 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Title from jacket cover.
"While providing a complete overview of
remote
work's challenges, [the authors] ... argue that, often, the advantages of working 'off-site' far outweigh the drawbacks"--Dust jacket flap.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
"The 'work from home' phenomenon is thoroughly explored in this illuminating new book from bestselling 37signals founders Fried and Hansson, who point to the surging trend of employees working from home (and anywhere else) and explain the challenges and unexpected benefits. Most important, they show why, with a few controversial exceptions such as Yahoo, more businesses will want to promote this new model of getting things done. The "under one roof" model of conducting work is steadily declining owing to technology that is rapidly creating virtual workspaces and allowing workers to provide their vital contribution without physically clustering together. Today, the new paradigm is: move work to the workers, rather than workers to the workplace. According to Reuters, one in five global workers telecommutes frequently and nearly ten percent work from home every day. Moms in particular will welcome this trend. A full 60% wish they had a flexible work option. But companies see advantages too in the way
remote
work increases their talent pool, reduces turnover, lessens their real estate footprint, and improves the ability to conduct business across multiple time zones, to name just a few advantages"--Provided by publisher.
Other authors:
Hansson, David Heinemeier.
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