Comments on: Say Goodbye to the Cubicle, For Good http://www.freepursuits.com/say-goodbye-to-the-cubicle-for-good Why wait until you're rich or retired? Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:25:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Corbett Barr http://www.freepursuits.com/say-goodbye-to-the-cubicle-for-good/comment-page-1#comment-858 Corbett Barr Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:34:25 +0000 http://www.freepursuits.com/?p=1850#comment-858 That's a great way to look at it Celes. Hopefully there are good tools to help people transition to those higher value tasks. This situation happened in a way already as we transitioned from manufacturing to office work. I'm afraid that many people never really made the transition well, and as a result have become more marginalized in our society. That’s a great way to look at it Celes. Hopefully there are good tools to help people transition to those higher value tasks. This situation happened in a way already as we transitioned from manufacturing to office work. I’m afraid that many people never really made the transition well, and as a result have become more marginalized in our society.

]]> By: Corbett Barr http://www.freepursuits.com/say-goodbye-to-the-cubicle-for-good/comment-page-1#comment-857 Corbett Barr Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:32:22 +0000 http://www.freepursuits.com/?p=1850#comment-857 I have an interview coming up soon with Cali and Jody, the creators of the "results-only work environment," or ROWE. Hopefully I'll be able to ask some questions about results, accountability, relationships, environmental benefits, etc. I have an interview coming up soon with Cali and Jody, the creators of the “results-only work environment,” or ROWE. Hopefully I’ll be able to ask some questions about results, accountability, relationships, environmental benefits, etc.

]]> By: Celes | EmbraceLiving.Net http://www.freepursuits.com/say-goodbye-to-the-cubicle-for-good/comment-page-1#comment-855 Celes | EmbraceLiving.Net Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:48:15 +0000 http://www.freepursuits.com/?p=1850#comment-855 I actually agree with that. Basic work should be outsourced so that the employees get to do higher value tasks. I see it as a win-win situation actually - a lot of people are just doing menial work because they have become comfortable in them. If this shift occurs, it's a push for them to become better too. I actually agree with that. Basic work should be outsourced so that the employees get to do higher value tasks. I see it as a win-win situation actually – a lot of people are just doing menial work because they have become comfortable in them. If this shift occurs, it’s a push for them to become better too.

]]> By: Colin Wright http://www.freepursuits.com/say-goodbye-to-the-cubicle-for-good/comment-page-1#comment-854 Colin Wright Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:42:07 +0000 http://www.freepursuits.com/?p=1850#comment-854 More and more of my friends are taking jobs that are virtual rather than in-person, and I can only assume that, working from home, they are held more accountable for their work as well (either that or they're getting a REALLY good deal from their employers!). I personally work virtually with the vast majority of my clients and we've all found the relationships (and work that comes from them) to be very solid (and not at all lacking from the lack of a face-to-face work environment). I'm happy to see this movement maturing for many reasons, but one of the big ones is that it's fantastic for the environment. The fewer cars we have on the road during rush hour, the better. The fewer reams of bleached copy paper we're using to print off things that can just as easily be emailed, the better. The technology is available to allow everyone to live happier, more free, more productive lives. Now we just have to wait and see who hops on board first and who will be lagging behind. More and more of my friends are taking jobs that are virtual rather than in-person, and I can only assume that, working from home, they are held more accountable for their work as well (either that or they’re getting a REALLY good deal from their employers!).

I personally work virtually with the vast majority of my clients and we’ve all found the relationships (and work that comes from them) to be very solid (and not at all lacking from the lack of a face-to-face work environment).

I’m happy to see this movement maturing for many reasons, but one of the big ones is that it’s fantastic for the environment. The fewer cars we have on the road during rush hour, the better. The fewer reams of bleached copy paper we’re using to print off things that can just as easily be emailed, the better. The technology is available to allow everyone to live happier, more free, more productive lives. Now we just have to wait and see who hops on board first and who will be lagging behind.

]]> By: Corbett Barr http://www.freepursuits.com/say-goodbye-to-the-cubicle-for-good/comment-page-1#comment-851 Corbett Barr Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:50:19 +0000 http://www.freepursuits.com/?p=1850#comment-851 It's a balancing act, for sure, but I'm not sure any individual company is concerned about the balance specifically. It's more of a macroeconomic question, I suppose. It’s a balancing act, for sure, but I’m not sure any individual company is concerned about the balance specifically. It’s more of a macroeconomic question, I suppose.

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