The Yahoo's recent decision to end the possibility of employees to work from home sparked a wave of discussions about whether teleworking is beneficial for companies or not. Most of the comments that have appeared in specialized media or on the Internet discussions did not consider the complete abolition of teleworking as a good idea. Geoffrey James on as Inc.com, for example, defined five categories of employees who should be working from home as often as possible. If they were in the office, their behaviour would only reduce the productivity of all the others.
"Vampires"
These employees suck the energy out of the workplace. They are ultimate pessimists. They always have reasons why something will not work and a long list of problems that need to be addressed immediately. If they work remotely, their ability to poison all the other decreases.
"Volcanoes"
These employees act indifferently but in fact accumulate their frustrations inside and one day a giant hysterical outburst comes. They will explode even when working remotely. However, only a few people repeat their hysterical outbursts via phone or e-mail more than once.
"Frenemies"
These employees look as if they were on your side but they are actually sabotaging everything you do. In order to show you their "friendship" and hide their true enmity, they use physical proximity and convincing facial expressions. When communicating remotely, you can reveal their true intentions much easier.
"Parasites"
These employees monitor where popular ideas are created in the company and try to make it look like these are their ideas. When working remotely, they have fewer opportunities to appropriate the work of others.
"Basket cases"
These employees explain their work failures by problems in their private lives. First, you sympathize with them but soon you will find that have rather a dramatic talent than real problems. Teleworking gives them a chance to solve their personal problems at home.
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