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dougp on Oct 23, 2008 | parent | context | favorite | on: Smashing the Clock (BestBuy's "location and hours ...

"At IBM, 40% of the workforce has no official office" I hate this stat. 40% of IBM is not hanging out in their pajamas like these articles imply. 40% is in global services (consulting) of which the vast majority are on client sites. IBM has a great PR department.

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Not necessarily. Journalists, many of whom don't care about what's actually being measured, probably met them halfway.

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