Metroscape interviews Urban Studies professor and author, Carl Abbott, and Theater & Film department chair, Karin Magaldi, both of Portland State University, on the influence of Portland culture as a result of the trio of TV shows filmed there:
Portlandia, Grimm, and Leverage.
In addition to the discussion on the character of Portland is a comparison with Vancouver on growth of the film industry, the economics of tax breaks, and the difference in how the rest of the country perceives the city.
Go here for the issue, and check the Contents.
I think that this applies to all workers, not just tele-commuters. In some respect, we are all forced to be tele-commuters simply because of the advancement of technology.
“In other words, telecommuters—the majority of whom still go to the office, even if less frequently than their non-telecommuting peers—are in some sort of Catch-22 here: They want to use technology to become more productive and spend more time with their families, but the availability of productivity-boosting technology also makes their managers believe that the employees will get more work done, on weekends or after dinner. The 2008 Networked Workers survey from the Pew Research project offers some strong evidence to back up these claims, having found that “since 2002, working Americans have become more likely to check their work-related email on weekends, on vacation and before and after they go to work for the day.” Perhaps telecommuters’ constant connectivity means that those who physically commute have to check in more frequently, too.”
Sorry, I posted this under the wrong article.
PS Grimm is a great show!