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Letter To Teework

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Good Day Col. Morris,

Thank you, in advance, for taking the time to read my letter and consider my request.
With regard to the subject of Interns being allowed to telework, as requested, I will be supplying some relevant pros and cons. I have an awareness of some of the obvious concerns, and intend to address each of them, in turn.

I do understand and acknowledge that, as Interns, our primary purpose is to experience OJT (on the job training). We may miss out on some face to face instructional time if we were to telework. I assert that, learning how to telework is itself a valuable skill to be learned and will be an important, if not integral, part of our OJT experience. From my perspective being set up for and knowing how to telework …show more content…

We have had previous work experience, our ages range from the 20’s to the 50’s, while I do agree that the traditional internship experience is truly beneficial for the traditional student in their initial work assignment, most of us are of an age and experience level to have already benefited from that …show more content…

Many Interns are working full time at ISEC, performing the same duties as other non-Intern employees. Because of that, Recent Graduate Interns qualify for full benefits. Interns deal with the same day to day life issues as anyone else. For example, a contagious illness or an injury which, although preventing an in-office work day, does not necessitate work stoppage, if working from home is an option. Under normal circumstances an Intern would need to take leave, and miss work. They would have to pass off their work to somebody else, who likely knows less about the project subject matter. If he/she could telework the Intern could support their current mission and continue to work and stay in contact with their management team. Many employees enjoy health and fitness. If an intern had the ability to telework he/she could go on a run, lift weights, or do yoga and not need the extra time to drive to a gym, and shower if they are already home. Interns that have commutes of an hour or more can shave two hours off their time and dedicate that to their training and their projects. Within the Intern population at ISEC FDED, the benefit of teleworking would easily increase moral in the work force and increase our retain rate of new employees, with no cost to the organization. Productivity has been shown to increase, with the increased work-life

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