I agree with you about the WWD article, Jason, and I'm actually not a CIO or upper management.
I telecommuted for a company out of state for a year, and then quit because I could see that it simply wasn't going to work out. I agree that you need some face-to-face time to iron out specs. However, on the other hand, I find it highly unnecessary to be on-site 100% of the time. Do you think that there is some sort of a compromise in this area, or do you see it black & white: you're on or you're off? I'm just curious about what you think on this. As a side note, I've been flying solo since Jan. '07, and I find that most of my clients chose me because I *can* work on-site here in NYC. I don't do this 100% of the time, but I find that some face-time is absolutely necessary for most business people. As a business person myself, I completely understand that. You want to see where your money is going. - B. D. On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 11:13 AM, Jason Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Written by a telecommuter...and complete crap > > As a real life CIO, and not the fictional "suit" manager - you know, the > kind that "can't understand true technology" - please know that nothing at > all mentioned in that article even comes close to the reasons I like my > developers to be here. > > For those of you who are looking to make couple hundred grand a year doing > what you love, please stop grouping together with people in the same > situation, and maybe - just maybe - start taking some advice from the people > who can actually make it happen > > (another audible sigh) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Scott Trudeau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "NYPHP Talk" <[email protected]> > Sent: 4/18/2008 10:59 AM > Subject: Re: [nyphp-talk] Why IT Sucks > > > > Relevant article: > > "Why your boss doesn't want you to telework" - Web Worker Daily > > HYPERLINK > "http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/04/10/why-your-boss-doesnt-want-you-to-telework/"http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/04/10/why-your-boss-doesnt-want-you-to-telework/ > > > > [snip] -- realm3 web applications [realm3.com] freelance consulting, application development (917) 512-3594 _______________________________________________ New York PHP Community Talk Mailing List http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online http://www.nyphpcon.com Show Your Participation in New York PHP http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php
