Thanks for the link. There is also Paul Graham's talk Great Hackers (audio at the bottom): http://paulgraham.com/gh.html
Disclaimer: I work from home a few days a week, too much noise and chatter to get code written at the office. On Wednesday, February 27, 2013 3:55:33 PM UTC+1, alnitak wrote: > > As someone who works remotely 100% of the time (not counting the > occasional visit to one of our offices), I read these news with a bit of > apprehension. I hope it doesn't start a trend, while my company could not > be more different from Yahoo (it's small, and it's profitable), some > "smart" manager has started questioning if our policy is appropriate. This > was my response, it's a good 15 min. to think about these things if you > haven't watched it before > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XD2kNopsUs > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 6:24 AM, rakesh mailgroups > <[email protected]<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> I think the Yahoo move is there to get people to leave. >> >> If they need to drop people, its cheaper they resign than if the company >> has to pay redundancy. >> >> As for good/bad people staying or going, its moot in the case of Yahoo as >> its in a death spiral. >> >> My prediction is that once it reaches a smaller size, it will probably >> sell itself to some other company and make money for the senior management >> team. >> >> Rakesh >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 11:06 AM, Ricky Clarkson >> <[email protected]<javascript:> >> > wrote: >> >>> Then that should be made clear up front, as the financial and family >>> (kids changing schools..) effects of relocating are considerable. >>> >>> I wonder whether they'll run up against problems in countries where >>> unions or labour laws are stronger. >>> >>> I'd certainly take it as a sign (if one were needed) of a sinking ship >>> and jump overboard. A badly-managed Teleca, during my internship in 2001, >>> cancelled flexitime and cookies, and the good people left. They were >>> punishing developers (among others) who were doing good work because the >>> salespeople were not doing well. A couple of years later and the offices >>> closed down. >>> On Feb 27, 2013 4:30 AM, "Cédric Beust ♔" <[email protected]<javascript:>> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I think this measure will only be in place for a few months to reboot >>>> the organization. After June, I wouldn't be surprised to see Yahoo >>>> "reconsider" their decision and allow remote working again. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Cédric >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Cédric >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 11:10 PM, Casper Bang >>>> <[email protected]<javascript:> >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> It's worth noting, Marissa only took 2 weeks maternity leave, so she >>>>> has a somewhat conservative view on work life. I doubt it's the right >>>>> medicine to bring Yahoo back to former greatness; you lure good employees >>>>> into the stable with benefits, not with a whip. Google and Microsoft >>>>> seems >>>>> to understand this. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Saturday, February 23, 2013 6:50:57 PM UTC+1, Cédric Beust ♔ wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I would certainly not call that a trend, especially since remote work >>>>>> is still pretty rare in the US (albeit disproportionately real in the >>>>>> Silicon Valley and more widespread than in the rest of the world >>>>>> overall). >>>>>> It definitely is a controversial move for Yahoo to do that since it >>>>>> means >>>>>> they will have a harder time attracting talent, but I bet Marissa and >>>>>> the >>>>>> executive team have carefully weighed the pros and cons and they decided >>>>>> that they would win more than lose with this decision. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Cédric >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 9:39 AM, Fabrizio Giudici < >>>>>> [email protected]**> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Roughly ten years ago I hoped that within ten years technology and >>>>>>> culture were mature (even in my country) for me to remotely work most >>>>>>> of >>>>>>> the time. My hope was tightly bound to my desire to move out to the >>>>>>> countryside. This didn't happen, partially because I live in a country >>>>>>> that >>>>>>> is conservative in the wrong way, partially because I admit that for >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> kind of work I'm doing technology is not mature enough. But I know many >>>>>>> people who remotely work for a substantially high amount of time. >>>>>>> Perhaps >>>>>>> it's still matter of time, and I'll be able to remotely work for my >>>>>>> 50's... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> So I was really surprised in reading that at Yahoo! the CEO >>>>>>> allegedly decided to kill the remote work option, so employees who do >>>>>>> it >>>>>>> will be forced to use their desktop at the corporate or go away: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://allthingsd.com/**20130222**/yahoo-ceo-mayer-now-**requiring** >>>>>>> -all-remote-**employees-to-not-**be-remote/<http://allthingsd.com/20130222/yahoo-ceo-mayer-now-requiring-all-remote-employees-to-not-be-remote/> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The rationale seems to be a cultural one, not a technical one, so >>>>>>> I'm even more surprised. I wonder whether there is a trend inversion in >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> USA, or this is just a one-of-a-kind case. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Fabrizio Giudici - Java Architect @ Tidalwave s.a.s. >>>>>>> "We make Java work. 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