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Re: Remote Only

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Post by nkjoep »

collyw wrote: post #262
nvarsj wrote: post #207

My somewhat reductive conclusion about remote work is that it boils down to the ability to be an effective writer. If you're not good at written communication, or you work with people who are not good at it, remote work will be miserable. People who are not highly fluent in the company's written language or those with some level of dyslexia will struggle. Also some people get frustrated with the more analytic approac…

> If you're not good at written communication, or you work with people who are not good at it, remote work will be miserable. I had a pretty poor team leader a few years ago with a bums in seat type job. He would never write anything down and teh result was quite frustrating. The spec used to change frequenty and he would come and verbally tell me it. then he would change it again, then again. A week or two later whe…

TBH, I think was somehow your fault. Before writing even a single line of code I make sure that "I" understood what is needed.

Then, if nothing is written down anywhere, I'd just sum up what I am going to implement (email, wiki, internal docs, readme whatever) and send it to anyone involved.

Check mate for for control-freak-undecided-colleagues. :)

Re: Remote Only

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Post by distances »

mmt wrote: post #344
distances wrote: post #227

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I guess I don't see the risk? It's been close to 20 years since I last had a stomach flu, and never got salmonella yet. I believe total avoidance of all bacteria is just going to make my immune system more lax. Don't worry though, I do wash my hands after a bathroom visit. I just don't care that much if someone else doesn't.

> I guess I don't see the risk? That's the point, though. Once you "see" it, it's way too late. > It's been close to 20 years since That's just anecdata, but, as you point out, you do wash your hands. > total avoidance of all bacteria That's not exactly possible (and essentially deadly, unless there are archea that can take the place of all our gut bacteria.. I'm not sure). > I just don't care that much if someone el…

> That's the point, though. Once you "see" it, it's way too late.

I see your point, but it simply falls to things I rather not care about. Adding a mental/habitual burden on something that is either unlikely or not that serious isn't just worth it; a life is more relaxed if it can be disregarded.

I also acknowledge that it's not something that can be simply chosen though. I do I know about certain things way more than some of my friends, even if I didn't want to.

Re: Remote Only

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Post by rorykoehler »

prawn wrote: post #342
rorykoehler wrote: post #176

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How can you work and drink at the same time?

Ballmer Peak! https://xkcd.com/323/ But seriously, how would it be a problem? In the afternoons, we often have a beer at our desks while working. I often work at night after having a drink at dinner or in the afternoon after lunch at the pub. Having a pint beside the laptop while answering emails or working on a side project or making content changes for a client wouldn't be especially difficult or problematic. I've…

It never occurred to me to be desirable to mix alcohol and working. I don't drink much but if i choose to have a pint it is as a reward after finishing work. It's like a ritual that delineates clearly that work has finished and it's time to unwind. That feeling is practically the best thing about the pint.

Re: Remote Only

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Post by chrisweekly »

pricees wrote: post #271
nvarsj wrote: post #207

My somewhat reductive conclusion about remote work is that it boils down to the ability to be an effective writer. If you're not good at written communication, or you work with people who are not good at it, remote work will be miserable. People who are not highly fluent in the company's written language or those with some level of dyslexia will struggle. Also some people get frustrated with the more analytic approac…

This has been my experience, 100%. All of the jobs I have ever interviewed for casually listed "great oral and written communication" as a skill in the job reqs. I have felt that I had a problem in this area. I have worked as a remote contractor off and on for most of my life and have never run into an issue. For the past year and a half I have been on a remote team. It wasn't until my team lead, who did all of the o…

Don't just write more! Also read more! :)
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