There are plenty of project that I can do at home. In fact there are some projects that I can do better at home. But by and large I work as part of an integrated team... and for many things I need to be here. Small details are important... and many times, my org sometimes operates like the borg... if I am not here, crucial (at least to me) decisions may occur without my input. Yea... its not ideal, but it happens, and there is a limit to what I can do about it. Lastly, I like to be in the room with the primary stakeholders when I get input, present concepts and brainstorm. We've tried using remote video and it is just not the same. As much as I would like to not be in cube-land and would love to be at home, my work would suffer.
Mark On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 1:12 AM, dnp607 <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, > > I wanted to get a pulse on how you feel about designers who work a good > amount of their time from a home office. I've noticed that most companies > prefer 9-5 onsite employees. The reasoning that most often comes up is that > it's "corporate culture" and better for communication. > > However, I've never been able to get comfortable with being creative in a > cubicle... More, I've found that my ability to communicate is run by email > and phone most of the time whether I'm onsite or not. Perhaps I'm > idealistic, but I get so much work done by attending meetings on site as > needed, then retiring to complete my work. I can blast music, pet my cat, > make phone calls without needed to hush down for fear of bothering others... > it's just conducive to productivity. My gas mileage is better to boot :) > > I've read about how many organizations are progressive in dealing with such > things, but to be honest, it hasn't materialized outside of consulting work. > > What are your experiences? Is this still considered a "privilege" or has > the mindset changed? > > Thanks for any input! > -Dan > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [email protected] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
