| The joys of being able to work from anywhere The Economist Today’s model of entrepreneurs and contract workers descend from the older model of “telecommuting”. That concept became popular thanks to stationary telecommunications technologies like the landline phone, the fax and dial-up internet. But workers were still tied to a place – the home office. The main difference between yesterday’s telecommuting and today’s contract worker is the mobility that allows a gregarious and flexible work style. Recent technological advances, such as Wi-Fi hotspots at public buildings and local cafes have been crucial, for this new model of self-employment and contract work, as have other innovations such as email, mobile phones and instant messengers. At Sun Microsystems, more than half of the workforce are part of a program called “open work”. This is a program in which employees have no dedicated desk, but work from any that is available. “Sun’s workers love the flexibility, stay with the firm longer and are more productive.” says Jonathan Schwartz, Sun’s chief executive. ——————– MilitaryConnection.com is a portal of all things military. We have thousands of pages and hundreds of databases of valuable information and resources. There is something for everyone. All of this is provided free to users. Additionally, we feature all types of Articles like this one to keep you informed. We will post your press releases, special events, newsletters, professional conferences and seminars, reunions, job fairs, and videos to help organizations get out the word. One of the areas of our focus is connecting candidates from the military community with outstanding government and civilian employers. We are well aware that candidates from the military community across the board have a work ethic second to none. They make highly valued employees. MilitaryConnection.com has a multitude of employment resources including a Directory of over 30,000 employers, Job Tips, Columns, our Job Board, Virtual Job Fair and much more. We understand the importance of education. Please check out our new Scholarship Directory featuring thousands of scholarships. When the next tour is back home, it’s on MilitaryConnection.com.
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