[El Scorcho]

Originally Posted by parentologist

It really depends upon how crucial the work is. Can you imagine hospital medical staff calling out when it snows? Is it crucial for a filing clerk (if such a thing still exists) to risk driving in through a blizzard?

I'm not trying to be argumentative, but what do you mean by crucial? That filing clerk might be filing applications for permits for small businesses in CT that have deadlines that might be set by someone 500 miles away. For that small business, it is indeed crucial for that clerk to be at work, or at the least, able to work.

I just remember hearing about how the government shut down cost small and medium sized businesses in CT dearly because permits weren't issued, applications weren't filed, etc.

[JayCT]

Originally Posted by kidyankee764

That what I've heard the trend is at Aetna and other Hartford area insurance companies. Other employers, which I tend to think are more progressive, learned quickly that this wasn't beneficial to the productivity of the company as a whole, and reversed their "work from home" decisions quickly. Even though it negatively affected me, I understand why they put a stop to it.

Hartford has the highest rate of people who work from home in the country. This is because the major insurance companies have embraced work from home to reduce costs. This is why large office buildings around Hartford are sitting empty; The Hartford is consolidating to Hartford and Windsor; and the Aetna abandoned Middletown. It will be interesting to see if this continues. Already some major companies are changing though. I believe Goggle is eliminating work from home to promote team building. It will be interesting to see if this happens in Hartford. If so, you will likely see new office buildings built. Jay

[Dallascaper]

We opened the building at 10 AM today, and I got about 30% turn-out. We have people who absolutely will not drive in snow, but the biggest problem today - for some - was plowing not happening in a timely manner, and digging cars out of snow.