So you think your productivity really increase?
First of all, I must say I am not envolved in IT industry. So maybe this is the reason that we come up the ideas from different views. And I definitely consider that IT industry is the most proper one to adopt telecommuting. But as for the productivity, I don't believe those survey figures.
I have to disbelieve the huge effect people boost since I knew the concept of working from home.
For a company, working from home indeed saves the money spending on the rent or other things of traditional office model.
But the company will spend considerable money to maintain network, I mean even more money.
For an individual, it depends on different characters. You was an armyman. This could be a powerful guarantee that you have the self-discipline. In comparison, I agree with Ottersmoo to some extent. I'm social too. And I think I'll be easily distracted at home. I don't think that it is a good idea that one people stays in home all the time. Not only talking with your colleagues because of solving problems, but also you need to communicate with people face to face.
The only benefit I can discover is that telecommuting really offers a kind of convenience. With the exception of this thing, there is nothing. Your productivity doesn't increase at all.
