So the $VB_TELCO I work for is an interesting maelstrom of mixed messages right now, but the topic today is "mobile workforce".
About 3 months ago, a email came out stating that we would be replacing our VOIP desk phones with a headset that would be integrated in with our IM system (Microsoft Office Communicator) and we would truly become "mobile workers". "The last phone number you'll ever have", "wherever you work, you can be reached", etc etc. Then there was the restacking of the buildings on my corporate HQ campus, and the selfless act of giving up a place to go to work every day was committed by your current interlocutor.
Practically? My office now fits into my backpack. I pack my office everywhere I go now. The backpack I use includes the following:
1 laptop
1 power cord
1 mobile mouse
1 VOIP headset
1 charging cable for my mobile phone
1 security cable
1 Franklin Covey organizer
1 ethernet cable
My lunch bag has the days food and tea supply in it, and then with the addition of a steel water bottle, I'm set! I can, in theory, work anywhere and be productive.
In truth? I am far more productive going to the same building where the people I interact with are, and the only opportunity I had to mess with them is to be able to move around and not be in the same place twice. It's good for them: gets them up and moving. And who says the game of Marco Polo doesn't have a place in the modern workplace?
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