Originally Posted by
fancypanz
Me and a coworker are trying to get a "work from home day" to catch on. For the boss to sign on, we have to put a plan together on how employees would stay in touch and be productive from home. Does anyone's job have a work from home day, has anyone tried to get one? I'd be interested to know how it works.
At a startup, we all kept in touch via iChat AV, complete with webcams on "Work at home Fridays" although I usually worked from coffee shops.
At my new gig, we use an internal messaging system like AIM but only for internal use. From a technical perspective, solutions include setting up a Lotus Notes Sametime or Jabber server, for example. I had to deal with Lotus Notes back in the day. Absolutely hated it. Maybe it's better now, but i doubt it.