Open Work is for our Employees
Today's employees have widely varying needs and expectations that stem from different job types and work tasks, geographically distributed customers and partners, personal and family situations, and a range of work styles. Our Open Work platform combines innovative technologies, tools, and workplace practices to enable employees to work effectively anywhere, anytime, using any device. That means employees can work how, when, and where they feel most productive, creative, innovative, and inspired. The whole world is their office.
At the end of March 2009, nearly 18,200 employees (more than 56% of the workforce) were working away from the office at least two or more days per week. Having this type of flexibility enables:
- Better work/life balance
- More efficient and effective use of time
- Greater flexibility in planning work and meetings
- Reduced stress from commutes
- Saved commute time: Average of 104 hr/yr ( equivalent to 2.5 weeks vacation)
- Average of 3,700 miles of commute avoided, saving $906 in car wear and tear ($.24/mile)
- Employee gasoline expense saved: $870/yr (and climbing!)
Sun's Open Work platform is one of the top reasons that 85% of our mobile workers say they would recommend Sun to external people.
The co-evolution of network technologies and the culture of interaction they enable has introduced a growing number of
options for people to work together across distance and time.
