Comments on: Remote-Working Geeks, Unite! http://movingparts.net/2008/04/05/remote-working-geeks-unite/ kinda like batman, but with a wife and 3 kids Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:58:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Paul Buzinski http://movingparts.net/2008/04/05/remote-working-geeks-unite/comment-page-1/#comment-53192 Paul Buzinski Fri, 06 Mar 2009 23:19:12 +0000 http://movingparts.net/2008/04/05/remote-working-geeks-unite/#comment-53192 Hello, I have read your blog and you bring up several great issues regarding employees who work from home. I am conducting an academic research study with the University of Phoenix about job satisfaction and employee-supervisor relationships of persons who work from home most of the time. I would like to invite you, and others who work from home most of the time, to be part of my research. Participants must work for an organization, as opposed to being self-employed. The telephone interview for the research will take about 30 minutes. The results of the research can help current and future managers understand job satisfaction and employee-supervisor relationship issues of remote workers better. My research is one of the first studies that concentrate specifically on employees who work almost exclusively at home. If you are interested, please send me an email at pbuz31@gmail.com. I will send you complete details of the research. Thanks. Hello,

I have read your blog and you bring up several great issues regarding employees who work from home. I am conducting an academic research study with the University of Phoenix about job satisfaction and employee-supervisor relationships of persons who work from home most of the time. I would like to invite you, and others who work from home most of the time, to be part of my research.

Participants must work for an organization, as opposed to being self-employed. The telephone interview for the research will take about 30 minutes. The results of the research can help current and future managers understand job satisfaction and employee-supervisor relationship issues of remote workers better.

My research is one of the first studies that concentrate specifically on employees who work almost exclusively at home. If you are interested, please send me an email at pbuz31@gmail.com. I will send you complete details of the research.

Thanks.

]]> By: Marieke Guy http://movingparts.net/2008/04/05/remote-working-geeks-unite/comment-page-1/#comment-52868 Marieke Guy Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:05:44 +0000 http://movingparts.net/2008/04/05/remote-working-geeks-unite/#comment-52868 Hi Jason, Only just stumbled on this while doing my regular trawl for remote worker stuff. I totally agree with most of your points. "I don’t know enough fellow remote worker geeks to poll as to whether what I’ve described is common or if I’m just nuts." It's OK you're not nuts! I'd say the whole overworking to compensate for not being there thing is very normal. I find myself doing stuff late at night - something I would never do before I was set up at home. Anyway here's my blog on remote working where I try to scribble down lots of these thoughts: http://remoteworker.wordpress.com/ Thanks Marieke Hi Jason,

Only just stumbled on this while doing my regular trawl for remote worker stuff. I totally agree with most of your points.

“I don’t know enough fellow remote worker geeks to poll as to whether what I’ve described is common or if I’m just nuts.”

It’s OK you’re not nuts! I’d say the whole overworking to compensate for not being there thing is very normal. I find myself doing stuff late at night – something I would never do before I was set up at home.

Anyway here’s my blog on remote working where I try to scribble down lots of these thoughts:

http://remoteworker.wordpress.com/

Thanks

Marieke

]]> By: Nathan Eckenrode http://movingparts.net/2008/04/05/remote-working-geeks-unite/comment-page-1/#comment-45135 Nathan Eckenrode Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:09:40 +0000 http://movingparts.net/2008/04/05/remote-working-geeks-unite/#comment-45135 It doesn't really _seem_ like that much at all, but then again maybe it is. Since we just moved to Cambridge and don't really have many friends here, it would be really cool to be able to meet some people around here. It doesn’t really _seem_ like that much at all, but then again maybe it is. Since we just moved to Cambridge and don’t really have many friends here, it would be really cool to be able to meet some people around here.

]]> By: Jason 'vanRijn' Kasper http://movingparts.net/2008/04/05/remote-working-geeks-unite/comment-page-1/#comment-45133 Jason 'vanRijn' Kasper Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:05:39 +0000 http://movingparts.net/2008/04/05/remote-working-geeks-unite/#comment-45133 Hey Nathan!! =:) WOW! Yeah, you've got a lot on your plate! =:) Here's hoping you can find balance, sanity, and peace amongst the hecticness!! =:) Hey Nathan!! =:) WOW! Yeah, you’ve got a lot on your plate! =:) Here’s hoping you can find balance, sanity, and peace amongst the hecticness!! =:)

]]> By: jetsaredim http://movingparts.net/2008/04/05/remote-working-geeks-unite/comment-page-1/#comment-45125 jetsaredim Sun, 06 Apr 2008 03:20:54 +0000 http://movingparts.net/2008/04/05/remote-working-geeks-unite/#comment-45125 @nathan: I agree about being able to see my kids growing up - have a 4y/o and 2y/o. I think working all hours tends to come with the work from home lifestyle. The office never really closes for the day. You don't actually "see" you colleagues, so there's no "normal" office schedule. I've actually been working for my group for about 2 years and I've never met my boss in person - he's based out of VA and we only communicate over irc or phone. I've met his boss (the VP) once (he's based in CA) and he was the one that hired me. Crazy, eh? @nathan: I agree about being able to see my kids growing up – have a 4y/o and 2y/o. I think working all hours tends to come with the work from home lifestyle. The office never really closes for the day. You don’t actually “see” you colleagues, so there’s no “normal” office schedule. I’ve actually been working for my group for about 2 years and I’ve never met my boss in person – he’s based out of VA and we only communicate over irc or phone. I’ve met his boss (the VP) once (he’s based in CA) and he was the one that hired me. Crazy, eh?

]]> By: Nathan Eckenrode http://movingparts.net/2008/04/05/remote-working-geeks-unite/comment-page-1/#comment-45124 Nathan Eckenrode Sun, 06 Apr 2008 03:10:22 +0000 http://movingparts.net/2008/04/05/remote-working-geeks-unite/#comment-45124 currently, i am a university student- online- add computer science is my major, and i know it is sort of the same thing, i also live in MA and love seeing my little ones grow up- and also end up working all sorts of hours. however, i am hoping that i get the opportunity to work in this manner once university is finished. currently, i am a university student- online- add computer science is my major, and i know it is sort of the same thing, i also live in MA and love seeing my little ones grow up- and also end up working all sorts of hours. however, i am hoping that i get the opportunity to work in this manner once university is finished.

]]> By: Pau Garcia i Quiles http://movingparts.net/2008/04/05/remote-working-geeks-unite/comment-page-1/#comment-45123 Pau Garcia i Quiles Sun, 06 Apr 2008 02:10:47 +0000 http://movingparts.net/2008/04/05/remote-working-geeks-unite/#comment-45123 @Jason: it's essentially the same web-based console VMWare Server 2.0 and VMWare Infrastructure use but for using libvirt (i. e. with support for qemu, KVM, Xen, OpenVZ) and Wt (http://www.webtoolkit.eu/) :-) @Jason: it’s essentially the same web-based console VMWare Server 2.0 and VMWare Infrastructure use but for using libvirt (i. e. with support for qemu, KVM, Xen, OpenVZ) and Wt (http://www.webtoolkit.eu/) :-)

]]> By: Jason 'vanRijn' Kasper http://movingparts.net/2008/04/05/remote-working-geeks-unite/comment-page-1/#comment-45122 Jason 'vanRijn' Kasper Sun, 06 Apr 2008 02:02:42 +0000 http://movingparts.net/2008/04/05/remote-working-geeks-unite/#comment-45122 Hi Pau! =:) Yeah, I totally know what you mean!! And I'm really curious what you mean by what you're working on?? =:) Hi Pau! =:)

Yeah, I totally know what you mean!! And I’m really curious what you mean by what you’re working on?? =:)

]]> By: jetsaredim http://movingparts.net/2008/04/05/remote-working-geeks-unite/comment-page-1/#comment-45121 jetsaredim Sun, 06 Apr 2008 02:02:11 +0000 http://movingparts.net/2008/04/05/remote-working-geeks-unite/#comment-45121 I also work from home and live in MA, I feel your pain. I also work from home and live in MA, I feel your pain.

]]> By: Pau Garcia i Quiles http://movingparts.net/2008/04/05/remote-working-geeks-unite/comment-page-1/#comment-45120 Pau Garcia i Quiles Sun, 06 Apr 2008 01:47:32 +0000 http://movingparts.net/2008/04/05/remote-working-geeks-unite/#comment-45120 I've recently started to work from home and while there are some advantages (very few interruptions, for example), I like it better to work at the office: it's funnier (never underestimate the social power of a coffee machine), you get feedback from everybody and sorting issues out is generally easier than using telephone/e-mail. So, yes, I definitely identify with your thoughts (even more if you take in account I'm currently developing VMWare-like webapp software for servers :-) I’ve recently started to work from home and while there are some advantages (very few interruptions, for example), I like it better to work at the office: it’s funnier (never underestimate the social power of a coffee machine), you get feedback from everybody and sorting issues out is generally easier than using telephone/e-mail.

So, yes, I definitely identify with your thoughts (even more if you take in account I’m currently developing VMWare-like webapp software for servers :-)

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