On Sat, Jan 20, 2001 at 11:00:05AM +0000, Andy Wardley wrote:
> For me, telecommunting is fine for maybe 50% of my week, but unless I'm
> working on a very singular project (i.e. running in deep hack mode), then
> I need to have the human company gained from being in an office environment.
Same here. I don't think there's any point in arguing which is "best",
life is about balance and adapting to whatever is appropriate at the
time (beware methodolgies ;-).
One key realisation I had last year was that the *idea*
I *could* work at home was often the most valuable thing,
being able to not wake up and think "f*ck, I have to be in for
an 8:30am meeting" but that I had the option of working at home.
For me, it is soul-destroying being shackled to a time/place
and seeing that stretch into the infinite future void. For some
people it isn't, it actually comforts them. Vive la difference.
On dealing with clients/sustomers: cheesy perhaps, but think of
them as friends -- I *love* dealing with peole I work with/for
and enjoy the human contact, and go to the pub with almost
everyone I've worked with. Having said that, I tend not to
pick projects with 'mushrooms' or people who will be asking me
too much about what a browser is. Fortunately the market can
sustain this pickiness.
> But I suppose that's the point. Allowing myself to kick back a little at
> work gives me the balance to work flat out at home.
<aol/> Ditto on the live close to work idea: the only time I would live
far from work is if I had a direct, uninterrupted train journey I could
read on.
I live 5 mins from the office, and that's a bicycle ride through one of
the most idyllic parts of the US ;-) (OK, so no beautiful wife yet)
Crucially, people are different so work within the acceptance of that
fact and learn what works best for everyone and oneself. Then it'll be
*really* fun.
Paul
