David Cantrell wrote:
>
> On Fri, Jan 19, 2001 at 05:04:54PM +0000, Piers Cawley wrote:
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> > I'm *really* unsure about telecommuting. Seems to me that the way to
> > really build a team (especially when doing serious development) is to
> > have people in the same room;
>
> Plus there's too many distractions at home. Even if you live on your own.
> It's great to have the capability - for those evening brainwaves, or if
> you're ill - but doing it every day just doesn't work, at least for me.
>
That should read there's too many distractions at home for me .... (or
you as the case may be).
I am about 150% more productive at home - 25 % because I save the
journey, and the other 25% due to not having to go to meetings / going
for long lunches / the chat that turns into a tangenical discussion on
XZY / some Luser or PBH asking a stupid question that they could have
worked out themselves if I was not there / <insert any other activity
that takes me away from the task in hand>.
Sorry the above turned into a rant, I just get a bit pissed off with
closed minds that assume that having people in an office = productivity.
Yes there are advantages to working in an office - i.e the team can be
greater than the sum of its parts.
But working from elsewhere also allows idividuals to be productive -
often alot more.
Why not combine the two - i.e have a day a week where everyone meets to
brainstorm / ask questions / do what needs to be done to take advantage
of a group.
Rant over.
Greg
> > And I like central London because (whatever else is wrong with it)
> > it's relatively easy for everyone to get to by train no matter where
> > they live. Trekking out to (for example) Guildford wouldn't be good
> > for me.
>
> Yeah. What he said.
>
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