Snow stops transport – homeworking?

This is London reports:

Snow Cripples London Transport

“A dusting of snow across London has caused transport havoc this morning.”

It’s true. In the south of the UK we always feel embarrassed or frustrated when we think of how places like Canada or Scandinavia cope with loads of snow every winter. Here the smallest amount regularly takes us by surprise and it can easily reach a situation where everything stops. I walked a little more carefully than usual to avoid slipping up on the pavement and as I arrived at the tube station the annoucement board was notifying “Severe Delays on the District Line” and most other lines as well. So the trains which were running were already filled to capacity. I struggled on and in the end only lost a bout three quarters of an hour but many other Londoners will have phoned in and arranged to work at home for the day.

When that happens, people often get a lot more work done than when they are in the office or workplace. You have to wonder whether it would be better to do a certain amount of work from home as a matter of course.

And if you are working regularly from a home office then why would you want to restrict yourself to only working for one employer?