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Recently i read an article that claims "Employees working from home can be 60% more productive than a regular conventional working culture". How much truth in this ? Virtual Company will get boom in future ?
Karthik M
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Recently i read an article that claims "Employees working from home can be 60% more productive than a regular conventional working culture". How much truth in this ? Virtual Company will get boom in future ?
Karthik M
Well I'm working at home at the moment for at least the duration of my chemotherapy and I'm certainly more productive when I've actually been given work to do. They just need to get off their backsides and give me some more specs as to what they want the system to do :| Reasons I think I'm more productive, I can work when I feel like it, i.e. I'm not being forced to work specific hours so to speak. Ok, if I went into the office I work the hours I want but if I'm sort of expected to work ~9-5 whereas at home I can if I wake up at 6 do some work until 8, have some breakfast, take the dog out shooting. Come back do a bit more work. Have lunch, do something outside, e.g. work on the Land Rover, do some more work then in the evening (when I wouldn't be able to if I was in the office). Have supper, do some more work until maybe midnight. Basically because I'm quite happy to work into the night then I can because I can take the middle of the day off, which is more sensible since I can then do stuff outside while it's light.
Google it. If that fails then start a :badger::badger::badger: dance.
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Well I'm working at home at the moment for at least the duration of my chemotherapy and I'm certainly more productive when I've actually been given work to do. They just need to get off their backsides and give me some more specs as to what they want the system to do :| Reasons I think I'm more productive, I can work when I feel like it, i.e. I'm not being forced to work specific hours so to speak. Ok, if I went into the office I work the hours I want but if I'm sort of expected to work ~9-5 whereas at home I can if I wake up at 6 do some work until 8, have some breakfast, take the dog out shooting. Come back do a bit more work. Have lunch, do something outside, e.g. work on the Land Rover, do some more work then in the evening (when I wouldn't be able to if I was in the office). Have supper, do some more work until maybe midnight. Basically because I'm quite happy to work into the night then I can because I can take the middle of the day off, which is more sensible since I can then do stuff outside while it's light.
Google it. If that fails then start a :badger::badger::badger: dance.
:)Hi Definitely, this is a concept, which is going to take concrete shape in coming time. In USA or Canada, large numbers of people are working as a freelancer. However, in the country like India people are afraid to go for freelance work on permanent basis. This is my personal experience because I have established a company and trying to realize the concept of virtual office. I already have some programmers who are working for me on project basis from there own location. However, main problem is that you should be technically more intelligent if you work within this concept because for any help or suggestion only internet is available to you. You are correct now time has come for the concept of virtual office. Regards Shanti Bhushan advancedsofts(http://www.advancedsofts.com)
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:)Hi Definitely, this is a concept, which is going to take concrete shape in coming time. In USA or Canada, large numbers of people are working as a freelancer. However, in the country like India people are afraid to go for freelance work on permanent basis. This is my personal experience because I have established a company and trying to realize the concept of virtual office. I already have some programmers who are working for me on project basis from there own location. However, main problem is that you should be technically more intelligent if you work within this concept because for any help or suggestion only internet is available to you. You are correct now time has come for the concept of virtual office. Regards Shanti Bhushan advancedsofts(http://www.advancedsofts.com)
Fingers crossed, I should sometime soon start workin from home. Am looking forward to it with excitement and trepidation.
S.Bhushan wrote:
because for any help or suggestion only internet is available to you.
This is my big fear. I'm also goin to miss havin to go to an office, meet colleagues,......... When you work at a small place for a while, the people around become like your second family. I'm definitely going to miss that. Other than that, the joys of being your own boss, setting your own timings,better pay(;P) should make it that much more worthwhile :-D
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Recently i read an article that claims "Employees working from home can be 60% more productive than a regular conventional working culture". How much truth in this ? Virtual Company will get boom in future ?
Karthik M
karthik Tamizhmathi wrote:
Recently i read an article that claims "Employees working from home can be 60% more productive than a regular conventional working culture". How much truth in this ? Virtual Company will get boom in future ?
In my experience, it depends on the personality of the person who is working from home and to some extent the work they are doing. When I worked at home, my productivity was pretty much the same as when I worked in an office. I still got distracted and bored, but when working from home I could take long breaks during the day and catch up with the work later in the night. Also, you need good communication lines otherwise a person working at home can feel isolated and not part of a team. In the software development game, working at an office has the advantage of being able to call another programmer over to look at some code you are struggling with. When you start having to email or IM bits of code to help spot the bugs it can slow down the work.
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Recently i read an article that claims "Employees working from home can be 60% more productive than a regular conventional working culture". How much truth in this ? Virtual Company will get boom in future ?
Karthik M
I'm not as focused working at home.
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Recently i read an article that claims "Employees working from home can be 60% more productive than a regular conventional working culture". How much truth in this ? Virtual Company will get boom in future ?
Karthik M
A great deal, but it depends on factors such as a) your home environment, b) what sort of work you are doing and c) how much you need to interact with others. Furthermore, some people more naturally adapt to it than others. Personally I find home working to be quite natural - I find commuting really draining (and could spend that time working!), and work far more efficiently when I can set my hours rather than having to fit in with an artificial working day. :rose:
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Recently i read an article that claims "Employees working from home can be 60% more productive than a regular conventional working culture". How much truth in this ? Virtual Company will get boom in future ?
Karthik M
Not immediately feasible at least in India, with a weaker telephony infrastructure and fragile Internet backbones. :(
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Well I'm working at home at the moment for at least the duration of my chemotherapy and I'm certainly more productive when I've actually been given work to do. They just need to get off their backsides and give me some more specs as to what they want the system to do :| Reasons I think I'm more productive, I can work when I feel like it, i.e. I'm not being forced to work specific hours so to speak. Ok, if I went into the office I work the hours I want but if I'm sort of expected to work ~9-5 whereas at home I can if I wake up at 6 do some work until 8, have some breakfast, take the dog out shooting. Come back do a bit more work. Have lunch, do something outside, e.g. work on the Land Rover, do some more work then in the evening (when I wouldn't be able to if I was in the office). Have supper, do some more work until maybe midnight. Basically because I'm quite happy to work into the night then I can because I can take the middle of the day off, which is more sensible since I can then do stuff outside while it's light.
Google it. If that fails then start a :badger::badger::badger: dance.
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Recently i read an article that claims "Employees working from home can be 60% more productive than a regular conventional working culture". How much truth in this ? Virtual Company will get boom in future ?
Karthik M
Sure I can work very well from home. But I dont know why everytime my hands'd click on the AOE icon rather than the VC++ IDE icon in the start up menu :sigh:. But seriously I've worked from Home. :cool: My Boss lets me do this at times. I finish the work and just mail him :).That's really relaxing to work sitting on the bed leaning backward with your Notebook on your lap.. hmm.. It doesn't happen everyday though :(
--[:jig:]-- [My Current Status] Link2006 wrote:Let's take it outside of CP Jeremy : Please don't.I would love to see this.I'm making the popcorn already.
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Recently i read an article that claims "Employees working from home can be 60% more productive than a regular conventional working culture". How much truth in this ? Virtual Company will get boom in future ?
Karthik M
For me, it is hard to work from home because my 3 year old daughter keeps distracting me. And my wife too. And there are several visitors every day. And my neighbours kids... and so on. Regards, Gautam Jain
Regards, Gautam Jain
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Not immediately feasible at least in India, with a weaker telephony infrastructure and fragile Internet backbones. :(
Vasudevan Deepak Kumar Personal Homepage namespace LavanyaDeepak
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Views and ReviewsSuch conditions were way back about 5-10 years back. Several cities have got good broadband and very good infrastructure. Which city are you from? Regards, Gautam Jain
Regards, Gautam Jain
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For me, it is hard to work from home because my 3 year old daughter keeps distracting me. And my wife too. And there are several visitors every day. And my neighbours kids... and so on. Regards, Gautam Jain
Regards, Gautam Jain
Gautam Jain wrote:
For me, it is hard to work from home because my 3 year old daughter keeps distracting me. And my wife too. And there are several visitors every day. And my neighbours kids... and so on.
Common problems.. But I think they can be handled easily if you are determined. :)
Best Regards, Apurva Kaushal
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Recently i read an article that claims "Employees working from home can be 60% more productive than a regular conventional working culture". How much truth in this ? Virtual Company will get boom in future ?
Karthik M
I agree 100%. I choose the hours I work ( although I choose to make them regular, so I know for sure I'm doing my hours week by week ), and I'm never interupted by people wandering by and deciding they want a chat. I don't lose any time to travel, I don't need time to go and find food ( I just go to my fridge ), and I have complete control over my environment ( metal posters on the walls, loud music a lot of the time ), which means I am relaxed and at ease. I'd hate to give it a number, but I definately get more done since I work from home. Oh, and when, for example, my kids get sick, I can set them up in front of the TV and know that they are taken care of, and keep working. When I get sick, I may rest a bit, but I invariably keep working, even if I don't work all day. All of those things would also increase my output compared to office life. Working from home is a win-win as far as I can see. I am happier, I produce more, my employer doesn't have to buy me a PC, or pay for my office space, or power, or anything else. If I ever have to hire anyone, my first choice would be to find someone I can trust to work from home. That's really the only worry, I'm sure some people would not prosper in an environment where they are unsupervised.
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog
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Sure I can work very well from home. But I dont know why everytime my hands'd click on the AOE icon rather than the VC++ IDE icon in the start up menu :sigh:. But seriously I've worked from Home. :cool: My Boss lets me do this at times. I finish the work and just mail him :).That's really relaxing to work sitting on the bed leaning backward with your Notebook on your lap.. hmm.. It doesn't happen everyday though :(
--[:jig:]-- [My Current Status] Link2006 wrote:Let's take it outside of CP Jeremy : Please don't.I would love to see this.I'm making the popcorn already.
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For me, it is hard to work from home because my 3 year old daughter keeps distracting me. And my wife too. And there are several visitors every day. And my neighbours kids... and so on. Regards, Gautam Jain
Regards, Gautam Jain
I have young kids. The rule is simple - the door is closed, then I am working. The door is open, they are free to come in. That goes for the wife too. She works, but on weekends ( when I'm still working ), if the door is closed, no jars will be opened, no spiders removed, no light bulbs changed.
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog
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I have young kids. The rule is simple - the door is closed, then I am working. The door is open, they are free to come in. That goes for the wife too. She works, but on weekends ( when I'm still working ), if the door is closed, no jars will be opened, no spiders removed, no light bulbs changed.
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog
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I'm not as focused working at home.
But don't you have a wee bairn ?
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog
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VuNic wrote:
But I dont know why everytime my hands'd click on the AOE icon rather than the VC++ IDE icon in the start up menu
:-D Hey, how much time normally you give to your AOE.. :)
Best Regards, Apurva Kaushal
I used to spend heck a lot of time on it. I keep playing for days that slowly a dark black ring around both the eyes start to appear. I forget food. I forget drink. I forget talking bath(oops! sorry hehe).. It goes on till my mom comes with a broom stick. She tells me that she hates to see those tiny creature roaming around on my screen. She means the people in AOE (the Villagers, the millitia, the paladin, the skimrisher, the archer, the pikeman, the scorpion, the mangonel, oops. I stop with this. my hands start to shiver in addiction :laugh:) Sadly all these happend in my college days. Now I'm working. but still.. "Attack!!!" we are now playing online, sometimes in LAN and sometimes in the internet. But the frequency has come the rock bottom. I and my friends are being flooded with workloads. :(.. But we'll resume the war very soon. You know when I open AOE , I speak, I walk , & sit in Spanish. Because I belong to the Spanish civilization you know :->
--[:jig:]-- [My Current Status] Link2006 wrote:Let's take it outside of CP Jeremy : Please don't.I would love to see this.I'm making the popcorn already.