A WASTEC. EXPERIENCEB. ADVANTAGEREAD THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE AND MAR...

39. A wasteC. experienceB. advantageRead the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate thecorrect answer to each of the following questions.Telecommuting is some form of computer communication between employees’ homes and offices. Foremployees whose job involve sitting at a terminal or word processor entering data or typing reports, thelocation of the computer is of no consequence. If the machine can communicate over telephone lines, whenthe work is completed, employees can dial the office computer and transmit the material to their employers.A recent survey in USA Today estimates that there are approximately 8,7 million telecommuters. Butalthough the numbers are rising annually, the trend does not appear to be as significant as predictedwhen Business Week published “The Portable Executive” as its cover story a few years ago. Why hasn’ttelecommuting become more popular?Clearly, change simply takes time. But in addition, there has been active resistance on the part of manymanagers. These executives claim that supervising the telecommuters in a large work force scatteredacross the country would be too difficult, or, at least, systems for managing them are not yet developed,thereby complicating the manager’s responsibilities.It is also true that employees who are given the option of telecommuting are reluctant to accept theopportunity. Most people feel that they need regular interaction with a group, and many are concerned thatthey will not have the same consideration for advancement if they are not more visible in the office setting.Some people feel that even when a space in their homes is set aside as a work area, they never really getaway from the office.