Working from home

[dan sh]

I have set up a sort of office but it is right in front of TV. I does gets messy. Very messy. Currently, the table has everything but laptop on it. I am no cleaning freak generally. Since I live alone, I do not need to lock myself anywhere. I just need to suppress the urge of playing games or watching movies.

"The worst code you'll come across is code you wrote last year.", wizardzz[^]

[Wayne Gaylard]

I have worked from home for the last 7 years, and it is the clients that keep me up and running. There is nothing like an angry client yelling at you on the phone because you are behind schedule to keep you on track. You basically have to manage your time as if you are going to an office. Also, with a wife and three kids you definitely need to keep the money rolling in on a regular basis :laugh: . Can't let the loved ones go without the necessities like the latest Nike boots or that 42" LCD TV right ?

When I was a coder, we worked on algorithms. Today, we memorize APIs for countless libraries — those libraries have the algorithms - Eric Allman

[Sander Rossel]

Working from home is great. I have a leading role at the office next to my programmers job. So in the office people ask me stuff constantly. At the office I usually have to conclude I've haven't done all that much programming at the end of the day. When working at home I simply put on some music, start up visual studio and program for hours non-stop. Whenever I need to make some new library for my co-workers to use I do it at home, because that's where I get things done. When I'm at home I'm home alone for the entire day, so no distractions there. I don't feel attracted to watch tv or play games, not when I'm working :) Also, time flows differently at home. At the office I'm sometimes watching the minutes go by slowly, while at home it's dinner time all of a sudden :)

It's an OO world.

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[Abhinav S]

d@nish wrote:

Is it something I should worry about since I do not feel like going out at all now.

Yes. You could worry. Working from home can be fun but it does make one feel lonely, very lonely.

Too much of heaven can bring you underground Heaven can always turn around Too much of heaven, our life is all hell bound Heaven, the kill that makes no sound

[Jorgen Andersson]

I could never work from home for real, I do it every now and then when I have to. But I'm to easily distracted to do it for real.

Light moves faster than sound. That is why some people appear bright, until you hear them speak. List of common misconceptions

[Paul M Watt]

It has it's perks, but I have found there are nice things about an office to go to as well. When I had a 30 minute commute each way, I was happy to work out an arrangement to work from home a few days a week. Soon it became everyday. The other developers I worked with were in another state, so the office part didn't matter. I scheduled my work time around when the distractions would be minimal. Soon I found I always felt like I needed to be working and in or near my office. There became no clear line between work and home. The next leap was to an office that was a two minute drive from my home. I did this for 6 years, and thought I loved it, but I realized it had the same sort of deceptive trap. I never mentally left the office. I would work right up until the minute I had to leave, and I didn't make the mental shift to leave work behind. If I didn't wrap things up, I always thought "No big deal, I can come back to the office later tonight or this weekend". It wasn't until I found my current position that I have ~20 minute commute both ways. Not too bad. Something magical happens in that 20 minute drive, my mind wanders away from home and focus's towards work by the time I get to the office. When it's close to time to leave, I wind down at the office. I make sure I have completed everything because I don't want to have to drive back because I forgot to take care of something. Then that magical event happens on the way home. What ever stress, problem, or whatever else I was dealing with at work just disappear by the time I get home. I am glad you enjoy your current environment. Just make sure not to become a hermit. Like someone else posted, it can become very lonely as you never tend to leave the house.

All of my software is powered by a single Watt.

[bosedk]

The best way to work (as in really work) from home is to find a proper place to work. I mean, if you use your couch or dining table to work also, then you are sure to be distracted, and not just by your family. I am more productive at workplace so I rarely work from home. But whenever I did, I chose to work in my dad's office room.

[hairy_hats]

d@nish wrote:

Honestly I am loving it.

Why do people today say "I am loving it" instead of "I love it"? :confused:

[dan sh]

May be McD has brainwashed few of us. :)

"The worst code you'll come across is code you wrote last year.", wizardzz[^]

[dan sh]

Isn't present continuous the correct tense here?

"The worst code you'll come across is code you wrote last year.", wizardzz[^]

[dan sh]

Nice to read. Thanks.

"The worst code you'll come across is code you wrote last year.", wizardzz[^]

[hairy_hats]

If someone asked you "Do you have a car?" would you reply "Yes, I am having one"?

[dan sh]

I have already felt it a few times. I need to go out somewhere but I hate this Bangalore traffic.

"The worst code you'll come across is code you wrote last year.", wizardzz[^]

[hairy_hats]

Unfortunately you may be right. :sigh:

[dan sh]

Sometimes. I think I will stick to brainwash.

"The worst code you'll come across is code you wrote last year.", wizardzz[^]

[hairy_hats]

Outside of something bizarre and non-KSS, I can't think of a situation where "I am having a car" would be correct! :laugh:

[peterchen]

Because they don't remember the past and don't care about the future?

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