10 sure-fire ways to kill telecommuting

In "The Naked Sun," he envisioned Solaria, a civilization whose are as good as being face-to-face -- superior, in fact, according to the Solarians, who have developed a collective phobia about breathing the same air, let alone making physical contact.

If you read some of the more enthusiastic commentary about telecommuting, you might think we're all ready to be Solarians, only without the phobia.

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In these , with companies grasping for any relatively painless way to save money, you're going to be under pressure to help make the Solaria version of telecommuting happen at your company.

Sure it's a bad idea, whether or not your employees are clamoring for it. Why do you care if they save time, money, wear and tear on their cars, psychic stress, or anything else