MCPS Promoting Teleworking

[Anonymous]

I just stumbled on this video promoting teleworking in MCPS.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_4ymSe_oG28

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just stumbled on this video promoting teleworking in MCPS.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_4ymSe_oG28

That's great! Maybe they can sell of some of their real-estate holdings now and buy textbooks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just stumbled on this video promoting teleworking in MCPS.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_4ymSe_oG28

MCPS has 1000s of employees outside of teachers who can telework because their jobs do not require in location presence. For example, why would an IT person need to report in?

[Anonymous]

So?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just stumbled on this video promoting teleworking in MCPS.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_4ymSe_oG28

MCPS has 1000s of employees outside of teachers who can telework because their jobs do not require in location presence. For example, why would an IT person need to report in?

Are anyone of those 1000s of employees available for answering phones or retrieving messages on voicemail?

[Anonymous]

Student and employee data security comes to mind as a huge concern.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just stumbled on this video promoting teleworking in MCPS.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_4ymSe_oG28

MCPS has 1000s of employees outside of teachers who can telework because their jobs do not require in location presence. For example, why would an IT person need to report in?

Are anyone of those 1000s of employees available for answering phones or retrieving messages on voicemail?

They can call in to get voicemail and they can have the calls forward to their home or cell phone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just stumbled on this video promoting teleworking in MCPS.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_4ymSe_oG28

MCPS has 1000s of employees outside of teachers who can telework because their jobs do not require in location presence. For example, why would an IT person need to report in?

Are anyone of those 1000s of employees available for answering phones or retrieving messages on voicemail?

They can call in to get voicemail and they can have the calls forward to their home or cell phone.

Then someone is asleep at their job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just stumbled on this video promoting teleworking in MCPS.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_4ymSe_oG28

MCPS has 1000s of employees outside of teachers who can telework because their jobs do not require in location presence. For example, why would an IT person need to report in?

Are anyone of those 1000s of employees available for answering phones or retrieving messages on voicemail?

They can call in to get voicemail and they can have the calls forward to their home or cell phone.

Or they can install Webex on their MCPS issued laptops and receive calls in real time. There is no need for office phones - all calls can be handled on a laptop. As for security issues, just make sure all employees who are teleworking log into a VPN.

Yes, I would hate to be tied to a classroom all day and lose that freedom. I do agree it sucks, but that is the nature of the job. Other office jobs can be done from home. Those jobs shouldn't be forced to work in an office just because teachers are tied to a classroom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just stumbled on this video promoting teleworking in MCPS.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_4ymSe_oG28

MCPS has 1000s of employees outside of teachers who can telework because their jobs do not require in location presence. For example, why would an IT person need to report in?

Are anyone of those 1000s of employees available for answering phones or retrieving messages on voicemail?

They can call in to get voicemail and they can have the calls forward to their home or cell phone.

Or they can install Webex on their MCPS issued laptops and receive calls in real time. There is no need for office phones - all calls can be handled on a laptop. As for security issues, just make sure all employees who are teleworking log into a VPN.

Yes, I would hate to be tied to a classroom all day and lose that freedom. I do agree it sucks, but that is the nature of the job. Other office jobs can be done from home. Those jobs shouldn't be forced to work in an office just because teachers are tied to a classroom.

Don't you see? If teachers have to go in, everybody else needs to go in so they don't feel as bad.

[Anonymous]

There are a lot of downsides for allowing teleworking:

1) lack of supervision - when the cat is away the mice will play

2) lack of collaboration - lots of individual mindsets vs. working as a cohesive team

3) lack of support - difficult to get a question answered or guidance when offsite

4) greater likelihood of data security breaches - employees can use an unsecured network or loose a laptop with data

5) unequal standards - some employees have to work in person, so do not

[Anonymous]

You all realize that all the student data is on networks going out to multiple schools. There is no central location. These are silly arguments. If they work at home, MCPS needs less space saving money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just stumbled on this video promoting teleworking in MCPS.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_4ymSe_oG28

MCPS has 1000s of employees outside of teachers who can telework because their jobs do not require in location presence. For example, why would an IT person need to report in?

Are anyone of those 1000s of employees available for answering phones or retrieving messages on voicemail?

They can call in to get voicemail and they can have the calls forward to their home or cell phone.

Or they can install Webex on their MCPS issued laptops and receive calls in real time. There is no need for office phones - all calls can be handled on a laptop. As for security issues, just make sure all employees who are teleworking log into a VPN.

Yes, I would hate to be tied to a classroom all day and lose that freedom. I do agree it sucks, but that is the nature of the job. Other office jobs can be done from home. Those jobs shouldn't be forced to work in an office just because teachers are tied to a classroom.

Don't you see? If teachers have to go in, everybody else needs to go in so they don't feel as bad.

The stupidity of this comment *sigh*....but I'm glad it made you feel better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are a lot of downsides for allowing teleworking:

1) lack of supervision - when the cat is away the mice will play

2) lack of collaboration - lots of individual mindsets vs. working as a cohesive team

3) lack of support - difficult to get a question answered or guidance when offsite

4) greater likelihood of data security breaches - employees can use an unsecured network or loose a laptop with data

5) unequal standards - some employees have to work in person, so do not

These all seem straight out of the 1970s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just stumbled on this video promoting teleworking in MCPS.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_4ymSe_oG28

MCPS has 1000s of employees outside of teachers who can telework because their jobs do not require in location presence. For example, why would an IT person need to report in?

They need to fix computers/chromebooks/promethean boards?