Will Eskom kill telecommuting?

[rpm]

http://www.fin24.co.za/articles/default/display_article.aspx?ArticleId=_2254035

There is one thing that I enjoy most about work and that is not coming into work. By this I don't mean that I enjoy my holiday more than work - although that goes without saying - what I mean is that I enjoy working from home.

 

[rpm]

Nice and very relevant column by Ben. I am however thinking about the following statement:

I can get up in the morning, drop the kids at school and then take the short drive home, pour myself a cup of non-office coffee and settle down with my laptop to research and write stories.

As an avid gamer and tech fanatic I am certain this research can take many hours, especially when researching the complexities of climbing another level in WoW

 

[bwana]

I've been a telecommuter since I moved to SA - I'm not sure I could handle the constraints of an office environment for long these days

At home I have a little ADSL line and while Telkom services keep running - or at least I think they do - even when the power goes down my ADSL router doesn't.

I've got a small generator but if you didnt want to go to those lengths you could always get yourself a USB ADSL modem and a spare battery for your laptop (although the generator would be cheaper!)

 

[pope24]

I only research WoW at night, as is evidenced by the fact that my wife is further along the XP tree than me.

Ben

 

[Moederloos]

As an avid gamer and tech fanatic I am certain this research can take many hours, especially when researching the complexities of climbing another level in WoW

Lol.

As a telecommuter, I never stray from the normal office environment.
So, no games during work hours, but myADSL is fine.

Yeah, it's a fine line etc, but the line is clear nonetheless.
Were I in the office now, I would be wasting time here - but I would not be playing Crysis.

As to the power backup, well, I have a gennie.
And my desktop is rsynced to the laptop, and ADSL router has its own UPS.