Where Are You Going? Telecommuter Project Management

 

Let's Talk Commuting
It's 8:15 a.m., and I'm climbing out of the commuter bus in New York City's Port Authority hustling over to the 8^th Avenue subway for a crowded ride to Brooklyn. If my luck holds, it should take about 30 minutes on the subway and 5 more minutes to walk to my office. A quick stop for coffee at the local Au Bon Pain, and I'm on the elevator and it is still before 9:00 a.m. From door to door I just spent two-and-a-half hours getting to my consulting assignment. Just to set the record straight, I don't get paid for the commute, but I can justify it based on my overall contract rate and time to work on other assignments.

No, I'm not crazy. Well, at least I'm not alone. Most people who work in any of the large metropolitan areas of our great country commute at least an hour one way to work. They fill theit commute time by thinking, reading, sleeping and talking with each other or on cell phones (quietly so they don't disturb the readers and sleepers.)  That's if they are on a train, bus or riding in someone's car. People who drive to work pass the time by listening to music or  "talk radio." You see them on the freeway. They are the ones laughing to themselves or talking to thin air.

Think about all that nonproductive time. That's time that could be better spent on recreation, exercise, quality time with the family, or even, um, working (please forgive …

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