Comments on: Nokia’s new breed of workplace http://conversations.nokia.com/2008/07/10/nokias-new-breed-of-workplace/ Stories from around the Nokia neighbourhood Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:42:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ricky Cadden http://conversations.nokia.com/2008/07/10/nokias-new-breed-of-workplace/comment-page-1/#comment-785 Ricky Cadden Sat, 12 Jul 2008 06:40:44 +0000 http://conversations.nokia.com/?p=456#comment-785 As someone inside Nokia who works outside in my own home, I count it as a big perk. I used to spend 3-4 hours each day commuting from Fort Worth to Dallas in rush hour each day. In the winter, I would leave my house in the dark, sit in an office, and get home in the dark. The stress of bumper-to-bumper traffic and discouragement of only seeing the sunlight during my lunch break is enough to drive anyone nuts, and really wears on your concentration, too. Though the teams I currently work on don't use video conferencing nearly as much as we could, we do make frequent use of other real-time communication tools to further build the team atmosphere. I think, if it's possible, any responsible company should certainly look into allowing more telecommuting. It's easier on employees (for the most part) and it helps the environment. My wife and I were able to cut back to only owning a single vehicle, and there are other environmental benefits as well. As someone inside Nokia who works outside in my own home, I count it as a big perk. I used to spend 3-4 hours each day commuting from Fort Worth to Dallas in rush hour each day. In the winter, I would leave my house in the dark, sit in an office, and get home in the dark.

The stress of bumper-to-bumper traffic and discouragement of only seeing the sunlight during my lunch break is enough to drive anyone nuts, and really wears on your concentration, too.

Though the teams I currently work on don’t use video conferencing nearly as much as we could, we do make frequent use of other real-time communication tools to further build the team atmosphere.

I think, if it’s possible, any responsible company should certainly look into allowing more telecommuting. It’s easier on employees (for the most part) and it helps the environment. My wife and I were able to cut back to only owning a single vehicle, and there are other environmental benefits as well.

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