Thread by @jdpoc

During the lockdown, as an IT Contractor I've been pretty busy creating the right secure WfH set ups for various companies. SO MANY now see the opportunities. They were always there.

https://twitter.com/DailyMailUK/status/1281966277687480320

It *should* be the new norm if only companies have the courage to embrace it.

Companies located themselves before in cities for historical reasons that no longer apply, technological reasons that have been overcome, and financial reasons that now cannot be sustained.

In particular was the story I got from an optical company marketing executive after a months experience.

"I used to commute nearly 3 & 1/2 hours a day. Stressful, noisy, unreliable. Now I get the same work done, maybe even better. But now I get to see my kids ten times more."

"At lunchtime I sometimes walk the dog in the park. Can't do that down Leadenhall Street or Canary Wharf. I clear my head and attack the afternoon. I got my life balance back."

Working from home, efficiently, securely can be done with a £200 (or much less) mini server, and commonly available open-source software.

99% of the UK has network speeds sufficient to do 99% of the work.

There is no longer a 'cost' nor 'speed' argument against WfH.

So if your employer uses 'cost' 'efficiency' or 'speed' as arguments, you have your counters.

They'll have to expend energy and time to come up with new arguments against WfH.

BTW, if you're using SalesForce, the market leader in #CRM ... it has most of this OUT OF THE BOX.

(*other #CRM systems are available.)