{"id":3251,"date":"2015-01-12T06:22:35","date_gmt":"2015-01-11T19:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/?p=3251"},"modified":"2015-01-09T22:27:37","modified_gmt":"2015-01-09T11:27:37","slug":"national-telework-week-interview-microsoft-working-away-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/national-telework-week-interview-microsoft-working-away-office\/","title":{"rendered":"National Telework Week &#8211; Interview with Microsoft on working away from the office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Telework-Logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4205\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Telework-Logo.png\" alt=\"Telework-Logo\" width=\"276\" height=\"83\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Telework-Logo.png 276w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Telework-Logo-183x55.png 183w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Telework-Logo-150x45.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 276px) 100vw, 276px\" \/><\/a>A \u00a0Microsoft survey in late 2013 revealed that Australians want to embrace new ways of working&#8230;but their workplaces are holding them back.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The idea behind <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telework.gov.au\/Telework_in_action\" target=\"_blank\">teleworking<\/a> is that with technology today, many people could get their work done, without always have to go to work &#8211; the idea being that work is something you do, not necessarily somewhere you go.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In the microsoft survey 70% of people said the technology at work wasn&#8217;t up to scratch and the workplace culture didn&#8217;t embrace flexibility in working out of the office. \u00a0Also 2 in 5 people said they thought working away from the office was only something that senior employees could do.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">One of the main ideas that surfaced in the survey is that workplaces don\u2019t always offer an atmosphere for creativity and ideas with almost a quarter of Australians saying they came up with creative and innovative ideas before bed and some even in the shower.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I spoke with Steven\u00a0Miller, Microsoft Office Division Lead\u00a0about Teleworking and how it&#8217;s done at Microsoft and how it can effect productivity. \u00a0Listen below. 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