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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How old are the people here saying they'd be turned off by a question about telecommuting?

How old are those who wouldn't be?

I don't see telecommuting as a benefit the same way that leave is, but as another PP stated, it is a working condition.   I think it is perfectly reasonable to ask about it at the first interview IF there is no way you'd be interested in the job if telecommuting weren't an option.[/quote]

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[b]I totally think that this is a generational issue [/b]and maybe the person put off by the question[b] just hires lower-level admin workers [/b]who may not even be able to telecommute because the type of work they do is not conducive to telecommuting, but it does not mean that it is not possible for other people.

I work from home, but I have to admit that I cannot work when my child is at home.  It is too distracting.  I have a home office that is set up just like my business office and I work quite efficiently, but you have to be disciplines and set a schedule for yourself.  I think, it works out quite well.  Most of the people in my office telecommute.  I expect that in the future telecommuting will become a lot more popular especially with rising gas prices and increased traffic on the roads.  [/quote]

It may be somewhat of a generation issue but I am 35 and I think it's a bad idea to bring it up in the interview phase, so it's not just generational.

I telework mostly, I'm a lawyer, am involved in hiring other professionals.  I don't think your points hold up.

If a person is so incredibly in demand she can go into an interview openly treating telework not like a benefit but part of the job, more power to her.  This must apply to so very few people, though.  There seems to be an incredible sense of entitlement and self-interest to the point where it harms people.  Just look at all the threads recently created by people who say they are scoring interviews but not getting jobs.  How many are making mistakes like these?  And they don't even realize it, they think their behavior is normal and OK.  In a hot economy they may get by, but in a selective hiring phase like this, they remain unemployed.  If you have job offers left and right for jobs you want, by all means act entitled in an interview.  If you actually want or need the job you're applying for, how about you hold back a little and just wait until you have a bloody offer before you go off defending your interests in the interview.[/quote]

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