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Originally Posted by Rochard
Not everyone can work from home. You have to take it seriously - and I am guessing most people don't. Even though I work from home, I am online before 9am every morning, take lunch at the same time, take breaks at the same time...
Working at the office has some great benefits with interaction and so forth, but it can also be a great distraction too. No more birthday cake for me when a co-worker has their birthday....
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In the corporate world it is a bit different. Working from home and working for yourself from home are not the same. Remote workers is a big initiative for a lot of companies because of the cost. Most technology companies are all remote worker based including Barracuda Networks, Cisco, Citrix, VMware etc... They have office space if you want to go in, but its not mandatory, and all of these are successful companies. If you are a engineer of some sort, there are tools to monitor hours worked and progress on jobs etc. If you are not getting the job done. You are going to get fired. It is simple as that. If you are a remote sales person who works in the field etc. If you dont put up your numbers. your are going to get fired.
As far as Sir Branson is concerned. He is correct when he says that remote workers are the future. This is pretty typical in the corporate mainstream world. I sell technology services and this has been a big push for the last 3-4 years. Virtual Desktops, VoiP Softphones etc...