The Cons

For the cons in telecommunications we will first explore the view of an employee working from home. You will at first have a very difficult and even a regretful stage when you first make the transition from working in an office at your organization and then from working at home which some people have a longer transition period than others. Also you may not think of the costs that go into actually working from home along with getting use to how your new home office may function. If your organization is paying for the costs of your new office equipment (computer, phone, or any other electrical equipment) you will have to be on their time for they are the ones who have to call the technicians to set it up and you potentially could lose out on some of your work or clients. Not only is it a transition period for yourself but also your clients as well who will have a difficult time adjusting to your new work methods from home for you may now need to make adjustments to your hours. You will need to set up a structure of time management and productivity which is often not provide how you should function in your own household when it comes to your work but they do however have expectations that are sometimes higher than what you would be working in the organizations offices. You can often feel isolated from your former workers and have a difficult time communicating with them. For example if you are a high level employee that is telecommuting you will often have to have meetings with your colleges which can either be via phone or facetime which often you will sometimes need to speak up more in these meetings to make yourself known to the others in the room or not feeling as though you are an equal participant. You will need to learn how to manage from a distance for you will be out of the day to day loop. Sometimes an organization will not have the budget for an employee to telecommute and expenses will have to come out of the employees own pocket and they potentially will not be reimbursed for the costs. For those who are not in the telecommute of a business world the cons that we face with telecommunications are when our devices that we rely on so heavily may face glitches that cause them to be temporarily down which can cause a huge inconvenience in our communication with others. Can you think of a con that I have not mentioned? Leave a comment in the box below I would love to hear!