On Fri, 19 Dec 2014 16:10:52 -0700 Nicholas Stewart <[email protected]> wrote:
> I apologize if I shouldn't send this email because it's not related > to Linux. > > I know many of you have IT and software jobs and I'm wondering if you > periodically work from home. If you do, how do you to stay in > communication with members of your team and department? Murphy's law applies to communications as well as anything else. Make sure you anticipate ambiguities and resolve them beforehand. Anticipate questions and answer them in your communications. > > Do you send an email in the morning about what you're going to work > on? Not usually. Rather, as needed. > > Are you expected to be available on IRC or some other chat platform? Depending on the company and practices. Also depending on how closely your work is coupled with that of others. > > Do you phone in for standup or some scrum-like meeting? Again, this varies by company. A weekly staff meeting works well for the outfit I am working for now. > > Do you spend a lot of time on Skype? No. Haven't used it for years. > > In short, how do you maintain the lines of communication while working > from home? As needed. And it is often needed before you think it is, so think ahead. > > > Thank you, You are welcome. -- The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. -- U.S. Const. Amendment IV Key fingerprint = CE5C 6645 A45A 64E4 94C0 809C FFF6 4C48 4ECD DFDB /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
