So bringing this back to something John can use. What should he do to find a job without having to move? I have struggled with that same question living in the Midwest. All the good jobs seem to be on the coasts. I lived in Seattle for a couple years and loved working for Amazon.com. I have to live in Cincinnati just as John has to live where he lives.
So what is a guy to do with skills and no really good jobs in the area that he would challenge him? On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 8:11 PM, Josh McDonald <[email protected]>wrote: > Yeah, I don't see the trust thing the way most people do either. If you > can't tell whether your getting your money's worth out of your employee > based on what they actually produce rather than how many hours they sit in a > chair, you've got bigger problems. > > Give employee money, employee gives you results. If either of you think > there's too much or too little money or results, renegotiate or part ways. > > Sounds just awful, right? > > > On 9 September 2010 09:58, Michael Neale <[email protected]> wrote: > >> yeah trust is essential. But then, if you can't trust them, having >> them in an office for regular hours helps how? Oh right, that is why >> everyone fails... >> >> People ask me this a lot, but I don't have an answer. The most >> reliable one (which is not what I do) is essentually freelance of >> short term things and say no to 95% of things. I know quite a few >> people that do this and do very well (I don't freelance). >> >> As for offices - I like offices, they are fun. You get to talk to >> people, eat food and sit around etc.. some of them are quite nice. >> Just impossible to get any work done if your job requires thought or >> understanding. >> >> On Sep 9, 8:51 am, Christian Catchpole <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > All my previous tele work has come out of the trust, love and/or >> > respect of people I have formally worked with in the trenches. I >> > moved to Sydney from Brisbane and then worked in various parts of the >> > states. I wouldn't expect any (sane) employer to offer tele work (of >> > any significant importance) without this kind of trust. It could come >> > via a recommendation maybe - but the trust has to come from >> > somewhere. Anyway, I have realised that my former remote gigs were >> > gold. It's a shame it had to end. I'v been looking for a way back in >> > (um.. er, not to go out), not because i especially want to work from >> > home, but because the Brisbane "industry" is backwards and naive.. did >> > I type that or just think it?. >> > >> > Christian >> > @catchpolenet >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "The Java Posse" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<javaposse%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. >> >> > > > -- > "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee." > > Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald > - [email protected] > > - http://twitter.com/sophistifunk > - http://flex.joshmcdonald.info/ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<javaposse%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > -- Robert Casto www.robertcasto.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
