Re: Work remote

I've been wondering for some time if there is an opportunity for a clearing-
house for such work.It just seems to me that a good remote coder could be the
Michael Jordan of the AS/400 consulting world. Hell, he or she might even need
an agent once the word got out.

Hank

In a message dated 11/16/98 3:01:08 AM Eastern Standard Time,
DAsmussen@aol.com writes:

<< What sort of "control issues" were you dealing with?  Sounds more like the
"we
 don't know how to control" issue that comes up with most companies that
 disregard this easy way to attract talent.  If the latter is true, I'd
suggest
 defining the "issues" and offering means by which they could be overcome.
 I've been working out of town every-other-week for the past two years (at an
 unfortunate 9,600 Baud via IPCS) with great success.  Over the past six
 months, I've done "moonlighting" work at 56K over a RAS line at another
 client.  You are correct in that Management flexibility is the big issue.  If
 "I'm agin' it" is the big problem, you have no recourse.  If "I don't know
how
 to measure it" is the big problem, present parameters and reporting criteria
 with which the customer should be comfortable.  Trust is the biggest issue,
 and I spent a year on site before achieving my every-other-week arrangement.
 Trust should be an acheivable goal inside that time-frame, and without a
 threat to quit as the basis for it... >>
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