Remember the days when you had to show up to work to punch the time clock, sign in, or be present to be counted there by your supervisor?
Well, being “there” may very well be a thing of the past for many people.
The days of showing up to work in a facility–brick and mortar–is somewhat going the way of the full-size spare tire in your trunk. It just is not as needed as it once was.
People may still show up for work, but not necessarily in person, nor at some place-of-work. They may show up in their den, or bedroom, or at their kitchen table. And never mind the dress code for work, it just isn’t there!
These are the people who work remotely from locations other than in a company building.
Why would people work this way? For a number of good reasons:
- Working within one’s own home precludes commuting expenses saving time, money, and often frustration
- Dressing for work is literally optional and makes it unnecessary to have to dress to impress with its expense
- A company with part of their work-force not in brick & mortar translates into the possibility of higher wages and other benefits, and maybe the fact that you keep your job
- Your so-called carbon footprint is less and you help to “Green” the earth rather than use it up.
If you should live in a large metropolitan area, such as the San Francisco Bay Area where I lived and worked the greater part of my life, then you know what commuting is all about–its expense and trials and tribulations. Now, before you start comparing your metro area in a contest to see whose area is the most congested with vehicles and other things that take away from the environment, let me remind you that for the most part the whole business of everyone scurrying too and fro may need to be re-thought.
Is it necessary that everyone hop in their car, on the bus, on the subway to go to work to repeat the whole affair at the end of the work day? I for one don’t think so. It is time we accepted the fact that much of the work we do today does not require our leaving where we live. What’s the point? Is it so your boss has somebody to make him or her feel like they are important. Is it the social aspect and friends at work?
There are lots of reasons we Americans just have to go to work. If you are building a bridge you cannot very well stay home and do your bridge building work. Nevertheless, there are jobs easily converted to work-at-home jobs. Sooner or later the reality of work-at-home will hit a cord that everyone will understand. Now, I always wondered why many who are so concerned about being “Green” dutifully hop in their typical gas-burning rigs five days a week to go to work when they should just plain stay at home and work and be “Green” employees instead.
Maybe you have some ideas about ways to “Green” up the environment by inviting more people to just plain take their work home. Because these days it just plain makes good sense to keep things “Green”. NOVUS Call Centers practices being “Green” in this respect. A portion of our workforce–those that qualify–which includes some call agents, technical personnel, and even management. We find we have happier workers that stay with us longer, give better service to our customers, and best of all you get a better all-around deal with NOVUS Call Centers because we can keep prices very competitive and yet deliver more and better services. In that way everyone benefits by our adopting a “Green” way of operating NOVUS.
Please visit us at novuscall.com and check out our call center service providing “Live” telephone answering and receptionist services, along with a dedicated personal assistant service. Being “Green” is Novus Call Centers‘ way of doing our part for keeping the quality of life good for ourselves, employees, friends and family. Please join us in promoting the work-at-home “Green” way of doing business.
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