[Cialug] Programming telecommute

[Scott Yates]

That makes some interesting points.  Thanks for sharing John.

Myself, I tend to find working from home to be a mixed bag.  Personally, my
largest challenge is remembering to remove distractions.  You have to turn
off twitter, facebook, etc.  This may seem like a basic point, but it does
seem to be worth stating.

On Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 11:43 AM, John Moder II <
moderj at alliancetechnologies.net> wrote:

> I am a little biased as I am Derek's husband, but when we were traveling
> full-time I frequently had "Remote" work from home type positions.
>
> When Derek took the position I was pretty concerned, as I didn't think it
> would fit his personality.  He does well with it, and it works for us.  I
> am not sure it would as well if I was home all day as well though, so it
> your experience will not only depend on your personal temperament, but your
> living situation as well.
>
> When I was doing it, we were in the motorhome full-time.  I had it to
> myself all day, and made it work even with the small space.  However, I did
> find it difficult at times particularly with communication--  even though
> you have all the tools of email, skype, vid chat, etc. I found it was very
> easy for people to dismiss my opinion or input quickly, or not respect
> authority, simply because I wasn't in the same state.  I also found it was
> difficult developing relationships with certain people.  The biggest
> challenge I had, something that Derek is actually very good at, is Turning
> off Work, as I was Always working, and Always on-call, and had the feeling
> that was the expectation because of the privilege.  That being said, there
> were work around's, and it had major advantages, mostly allowing us to
> travel, and follow Derek's jobs at the time.  I did miss the personal
> interaction on some level as well.
>
> My experience was with a very small organization as well.  The bank Derek
> works for has very specific processes and a program for at home workers.
> Depending on the situation you may be forging new ground in your
> organization, which is sometimes challenging as well.
>
>
> John
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On
> Behalf Of Theron Conrey
> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2014 11:20 AM
> To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Cialug] Programming telecommute
>
> I'm with Derek.  Have you asked about working from home a few days a week?
> I'd certainly start there.  I "worked from home" for years, and while I'm
> not saying it's terrible, it's certainly not for everyone.  I was sure I'd
> love it and I didn't.
>
> Getting a couple days a week from your current employer and a few months
> under your belt you may know better if working from home is for you.
>
> just my 10c, and what I wish someone would have told me :)
>
> -theron
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 11:16 PM, Derek Etnyre <detnyre at mac.com> wrote:
>
> > I'm a home based employee with US Bank.  Been stationed at home 100%
> > for the past 3 years doing IBM Notes development - web and client.
> >
> > Telecommuting full or part time is commonplace at the bank now.
> > Something to be said for a dispersed workforce when it comes to
> > disaster recovery and etc.
> >
> > Have you asked your current employer about starting to work from home?
> > Perhaps start a few days a week to build trust for awhile before
> > asking to going full time.
> >
> > Here is web site for US. Bank careers:
> > https://www.usbank.com/cgi_w/cfm/careers/events.cfm
> >
> > Derek
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > > On Oct 21, 2014, at 10:18 PM, Anonymous Employee <
> > anonemployeeia at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > I'm considering a job change, and wondering what others in this
> > > group think.  I'd like to find a programming job that would allow me
> > > to telecommute most of the time.  Just not sure how easily that is
> found.
> > >
> > > Sorry for the anonymous email address, but I know some coworkers
> > > also subscribe to the list.  I have a good job where I'm at, and
> > > have been
> > there
> > > for a little over 10 years.  Just would like to move the family away
> > > from the metro, and closer to family.
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > Cialug mailing list
> > > Cialug at cialug.org
> > > http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/cialug
> > _______________________________________________
> > Cialug mailing list
> > Cialug at cialug.org
> > http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/cialug
> >
> _______________________________________________
> Cialug mailing list
> Cialug at cialug.org
> http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/cialug
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Cialug mailing list
> Cialug at cialug.org
> http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/cialug
>