
Tuesday, September 23, 2003
Valley dwindles in the morning Lifestyle a draw but jobs scarce By Elizabeth Lynch, Poughkeepsie Journal (September 21, 2003) starts off looking at the phenomenon of bedroom communities, "places where people come only to sleep -- where there are few people and there is little activity during the day. ... Social scientists define a bedroom community as one that lacks an employment base and is essentially residential." Then considers related changes occuring in primarily residential communities, including teleworking:
But some employees are managing to work from home -- at least occasionally. And that may bring some life back into these otherwise deserted communities and volunteers to local organizations and government boards.
''We did see over the last decade the changing commuter patterns and more and more people working from home. That does have an impact on these communities and for the better, I think,'' Wright said.
Whether that will translate into more community involvement and volunteering remains to be seen and has yet to be studied.
''It may mean you can get there quickly or do it during lunch hours, or do it when you would be driving,'' said Marilyn Durant, a member of the Society for Human Resource Management's executive committee.
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