There’s another 20+” of snow falling on Philadelphia today. As we all went for a second cup of coffee this morning in Philly, it was good to see on the local news that Mayor Nutter confirmed that none of it will wind up in our rivers this time around – remember that debacle?
Happily, we all live and learn! 
When Washington D.C. had to essentially shut down from the last big East Coast storm, the stats were staggering- $100 million in lost productivity and opportunity costs per day.
With Philly also experiencing the economic impact of record-breaking snow this season, we’ve learned first-hand here at Alstin that having remote access to work is a great advantage for remaining productive – at least as productive as you can be between the shoveling, sledding, snowman making and cocoa drinking.
Cicso found that providing the ability to telecommute for their employees increased productivity, work-life flexibility and overall job satisfaction. Telecommuting also generated about $277 million in annual savings for the company – a nice contrast to that $100 million D.C. lost in one day due to all that snow.
If you’ve been affected by the snow, were you able to telecommute? Do you wish you were able to?
Alstin has debated the telecommuting option and while we’ve found that it may not be ideal for each and every work day, on mega-snowy days like these, it is (almost) as good as owning a snowblower.
