Archives: 2008   May

A blow for public sector telecommuting

The head of Boston’s Department of Public Works was suspended for three weeks for having allowed a data analyst to work remotely. In this case, the analyst was working very remotely — from Venezuela.
The Boston Globe coverage of the story omits any mention of a rather salient point: was the employee adequately performing her job? [...]

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Posted in All, Business on May 28th, 2008, 9:53 am by David Schrag  1 comment   

Why specialization is important

You know how they say that when you’re getting surgery, you should go with a surgeon who does that particular kind of surgery all the time? It’s good advice. It’s not that other surgeons can’t do a good job. It’s just that they’re more likely to be inefficient and make mistakes. Why? Because surgery is [...]

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Posted in All, Business, MS Licensing, Office 2007, Software, Technology on May 16th, 2008, 1:17 pm by David Schrag  1 comment