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Re: We Don’t Simply Get Remote Jobs, We Join Remote Teams

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Post by rconti » Sat, Sep 17, 2016, 5:05 PM UTC

vertex-four wrote: post #150

rconti wrote: post #149

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Right, but the person you replied to was giving the counterfactual that not all jobs are like that. It didn't need to be rebutted; they were not instead stating that ALL jobs are flexible, just pointing out not all AREN'T.

Actually, the argument was that "most" jobs in the US are flexible on hours. I really doubt that's true, given that there's a good many minimum-wage or close-to-minimum-wage jobs out there, and a lot of traditional 9-5 office jobs, and the US still has factories and lots of other companies which need to run to a schedule. And the idea that a single person could state that "most" jobs are anything based on personal ex…

Thank you.

Re: We Don’t Simply Get Remote Jobs, We Join Remote Teams

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Post by prawn » Sun, Sep 18, 2016, 8:09 PM UTC

dasmoth wrote: post #57

prawn wrote: post #33

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I've long assumed that prior to HMDs taking off, we'd see people work with a video screen at the side extreme of their desk, showing a view of someone not physically adjacent to them, and the reverse for that colleague. So, you'd have a representation of a teammate beside you. Large LCDs are cheap. Connectivity is getting to the point that this wouldn't tax some office connections. Has anyone tried it? Obviously peop…

This solves some peoples' problems at the expense of others. A big attraction of remote work to me is that I don't have the feeling of being overlooked while "in the zone" (which tends to mean that "the zone" never really happens). Video might actually be worse in practise than an open office. Could turn it off, of course, but it's the kind of thing that could easily end up as a "not a team player" flag in the modern…

Have you ever worked at a desk beside a colleague? From what I see in my office and that of clients, it's fairly common.

Re: We Don’t Simply Get Remote Jobs, We Join Remote Teams

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Post by dasmoth » Mon, Sep 19, 2016, 7:52 PM UTC

prawn wrote: post #182

dasmoth wrote: post #57

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This solves some peoples' problems at the expense of others. A big attraction of remote work to me is that I don't have the feeling of being overlooked while "in the zone" (which tends to mean that "the zone" never really happens). Video might actually be worse in practise than an open office. Could turn it off, of course, but it's the kind of thing that could easily end up as a "not a team player" flag in the modern…

Have you ever worked at a desk beside a colleague? From what I see in my office and that of clients, it's fairly common.

Yes, I have, and it's very taxing if I'm trying to do something high concentration. At least laptops make it easier to sneak off into a corner when there's code to write.

This is the number one factor for me preferring remote work. Commute and housing costs are also attractive, too, but an on-site job would be fine if it came with a private office.

Re: We Don’t Simply Get Remote Jobs, We Join Remote Teams

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Post by wccrawford » Wed, Sep 21, 2016, 2:48 PM UTC

dasmoth wrote: post #78

wccrawford wrote: post #59

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A recent high-priority project allowed me to tell people they couldn't bother me for 6 of my 8 hours in the office. It's been awesome for my morale and my productivity both. I love helping others, but being interrupted constantly is incredibly frustrating. It can wait until tomorrow.

Are you able to keep this going once $high_prio_project is over?

I have no idea, but I'm hoping so.