tony sayer wrote:
In article , The Natural
Philosopher scribeth thus
Mark Goodge wrote:
On Tue, 01 Jan 2008 11:13:52 +0000, The Natural Philosopher put finger
to keyboard and typed:

Mark Goodge wrote:
On Tue, 1 Jan 2008 10:05:57 +0000, Roland Perry put finger to keyboard
and typed:

In message e.net, at
09:20:43 on Tue, 1 Jan 2008, Mark Goodge
remarked:
Even estate agents coudlk work better from home.
They still need to visit the properties.
And are a typical example of what I might call "overhearing-ware", which
makes most offices I've worked in (none in a sales capacity, that's just
an example) hugely more productive.

You overhear your colleague on the phone (or in person) to a buyer, and
deduce quite a lot about what they are talking about. And it rings a
bell with you, so you wander over and say - "why not suggest this
property, it's sounds like it's just what they want".
That's a very good point.

Also, one thing that seems to be missed by many advocates of
telecommuting is that most people actually prefer to work in social
groups. And, because that's how they prefer to work, that's how
they're most productive when working.
Er, no.

Thats how they can spend their time chatting and 'having meetings'
instead of actually working.
Now you're deliberately being silly.
Not at all. My best engineers used to request they do software work at
home 'because everyone is constantly chartering in here

So thats why their called chartered "engineers" then;?.....

and I can't
concentratre'

Of COURSE they prefer it!

Work is mostly essentially boring: Thats why you pay to have it done.

Nah!, work is a game which you have -team players- for ce ne pas?...

Not in most corporates I have known. The game is essentially political,
how to get the credit for, and pas the blame for, a particular job while
doing as little of it yourself as you can.