I think there shouldn't be a general rule -- or maybe it's correlated with the size of the system and the level of specialization desired. I assume a lot of independents are catering to small and medium-sized businesses. Maybe it's apples and oranges. It's actually kind of nice that the various options are available, to accommodate the broad range of personalities that exist. Steve In a message dated 4/18/2008 11:42:04 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Good question :-) I actually have one full time - and very valuable - employee working completely from home, in FL nonetheless. I have a graphic designer working full time from Croatia. Both are important to the company, neither is part of a team. For the dev group - which is where my heart lies - they are all here with me every day. Now, if one gets sick, or as mentioned ealier has a child care issue, or a broken car, or simply can't bear the thought of commuting on a given day, I am totally fine with them working from home. Like I said in a previous post, the exception, not the rule -----Original Message----- From: "Brian D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "NYPHP Talk" <[email protected]> Sent: 4/18/2008 11:35 AM Subject: Re: [nyphp-talk] Why IT Sucks 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.1/1384 - Release Date: 4/17/2008 3:47 PM _______________________________________________ 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 **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851)
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