tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3672841264584099505.post3678151808887779784..comments2023-10-18T00:30:35.067-07:00Comments on Systems Thinker - Archive: HP Office Closures Extend CommuteUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3672841264584099505.post-1147773503807015292009-07-26T11:34:26.940-07:002009-07-26T11:34:26.940-07:00I believe that either companies who employ IT work...I believe that either companies who employ IT workers have but 2 options: Either they require telecommuting/remote working to all of their IT staff whose jobs can be done remotely or face having to be in compliance with yet another government regulation, this time a "green one" from the EPA with hefty fines for noncompliance, and specific specific wokforce participation targets, which could drive environmentally hostile, backward thinking companies out of business or put them at a significant competitive disadvantage in terms of recruiting and retaining a skilled, motivated, healthier and more productive workforce; not to mention the positive impact upon the air quality of the communities in which they conduct business. I expect new regulations to be enacted within the next 10 to 12 months as part of the current the Obama administration's effort to substantially reduce America's dependence on non-renewable fossil fuels, especially foreign oil imports from OPEC nations while incenting green solutions and emerging green technologies. A lot of this is simply a change in perspective once one concludes that the status quo status quo is untenable. In conclusion, I believe another vital component will have to be incentives for adopting healthier lifestyles. Whether one is sitting in front of a computer at the company's regional centers or satellites; or sitting in front of a computer in one's home. Sitting is still part and parcel of the sedentary lifesyle of the bulge, obesity, diabetes and its complications, heart disease, memory loss, early onset dementia and other cognitive impairments that are not inevitable, but are extremely costly to American taxpayers and business itself in lost productivity and higher cost of medical benefits for their ailing workforce, which is stressin our current healthcare system in America.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com