Yes - once again the blue moon has risen and the UK has been brought to a halt by a bit of snow. Schools have closed and parents everywhere have to stay at home and send those 'sorry I've got children' emails to their boss. By the way, get it while you can - I'm writing this post and its snowball time for me.
In turn those bosses and business owners are thinking - 'if only he/she had access to the database they could get those reports done at home' or 'if I had given them all internal skype numbers we could still have that meeting'. However, it will only be a day lost and we can all catch up tomorrow so putting all that in place will be just too much hassle.
What business doesn't understand is that the level of tech in our private lives is often far more advanced than at work. Skype has over 20 million people signed in at any time with over 500 million registered users, the vast majority via broadband.
All that is needed is for the flexible work arrangements to be put in place and the vast amount of employees could work just as well from home as in the office. Give them a secure access to the database, a webcam and microphone and you can say goodbye to the rent and heating bills at the office.
I should stop there but want to add one more rant. If your company operates from 9-5 ask your staff if they wouldn't mind starting at 8.30 for the same money but they could work from home. No commute, no petrol costs, no expensive lunch - no brainer.
On the downside, with everyone at home my broadband is a disaster.
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