Telecommuting is some form of computer communication between employees’ homes and offices. For employees whose job involve sitting at a terminal or word processor entering data or typing reports, the location of the computer is of no consequence. If the machine can communicate over telephone lines, when the work is completed, employees can dial the office computer and transmit the material to their employers. A recent survey in USA Today estimates that there are approximately 8,7 million telecommuters. But although the numbers are rising annually, the trend does not appear to be as significant as predicted when Business Week published “The Portable Executive” as its cover story a few years ago. Why hasn’t telecommuting become more popular?

   Clearly, change simply takes time. But in addition, there has been active resistance on the part of many managers. These executives claim that supervising the telecommuters in a large work force scattered across the country would be too difficult, or, at least, systems for managing them are not yet developed, thereby complicating the manager’s responsibilities.

   It is also true that employees who are given the option of telecommuting are reluctant to accept the opportunity. Most people feel that they need regular interaction with a group, and many are concerned that they will not have the same consideration for advancement if they are not more visible in the office setting. Some people feel that even when a space in their homes is set aside as a work area, they never really get away from the office.

The word “them” in the second paragraph refers to ________.

Câu hỏi liên quan

• Which piece of equipment is used at the end of the recording process?

• In paragraph 2, the word “those” refers to ...............

• The word "scrutinized" in the fourth paragraph could be replaced by .............

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• Who called the apelike creatures 'Sasquatch'?

• What can the word invokes be best replaced by?

• What does the passage mainly discuss?

• The phrase broke out in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning ...............

• Why does the author mention "artistic, political, or pedagogic communication"?

• Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an activity of relaxation in the countryside of Britain?

• The main idea of this passage is that .................

• According to the passage, approximately how many non-native users of English are there in the world today?

• Which of the following threatens the countryside in Britain?

• What does “they” refer to?

• According to the passage, Charlotte Taylor believes that women in 1970s .............

• What can the word adorning be best replaced by?

• When did Tolkien begin to create this trilogy?

• Education in early times was mostly aimed at _______.

• The author indicates that the ruby-throated hummingbird is found _______.

• In order to show that learning to write requires effort, the author gives the example of ................

• According to the passage, all of the following contributed to the spread of English around the world _________ .