TravisDBA (3/8/2013)
... If managment is continually going to give people a pass all the time with comments like "Well Travis, be understanding she is dealing with a lot right now with going through a divorce and dealing with three unmanageable kids", then all the rules and the policies are not going to mean a thing. ...
Again, this has nothing to do with a telecommuting problem. I can't believe management will only ask you give this person a pass if they are telecommuting. It seems more likely that they will equally look the other way even if this person is in the office full time with all the same problems and having to take personal calls and make constant runs out of the office to deal with them. (and if they don't put up with it in the office then they shouldn't put up with it for telecommuters either)
This just reinforces my point that ultimately the problem is with the company not telecommuting.
And again, there are plenty of companies already doing this with great success...