A recent article in Employee Benefit News cites a survey by CareerBuilder.com that supposedly demonstrates that many teleworkers are in fact not working much at all!
As someone who often works from home or remotely from a hotel room, this kind of research infuriates me. For every slacker there are many productive, dedicated, honest individuals working very hard outside of a traditional office. In fact, many people who work remotely are working longer hours. The ability to compartmentalize and set boundaries between personal and professional is difficult when your home and work are the same place.
I suspect the survey results would be far different were they to segregate out those teleworkers that are self-employed or consultants. Alas, I was unable to find the original survey at CareerBuilder.com — if anyone out there is more successful please send the URL in your comments.
During her time at Glenbrook, Erin focused on client engagements in business payments, cross-border transactions, bill payment, and the intersection of corporate finance, banking, and ERP/accounting. She has nearly twenty years of experience leading increasingly complex payment initiatives for corporate clients and advising financial institutions and payment technologists on the development of their payment capabilities.
Erin is also the founder of Forte Financial, a consulting firm focused on corporate finance efficiency, technology, and process improvement. She is a past president of the Financial Women’s Association of San Francisco and also a two-term past president of the San Francisco Treasury Management Association. Erin is no longer with Glenbrook, but contributed greatly during her time at the firm.