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    rtalan
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    I think I have noticed a pattern and wonder what the concensus is on this one. A a single male I prefer the social atmosphere of working at the office as opposed to working alone at home. I have a friend that made the same comment, emphasizing that he disliked working from home because of the lack of social interaction. Then I noticed that my colleagues that do telecommute are family people. Most of them are married w/children and some have just a spouse at home. It makes sense when you stop and think about it. How about you? If you are an IT telecommuter, are you: Male/Female? Single/Married? Just curious... And a fond farwell to Jordon. I loved your little quips! Sorry Kent, from a guys eye view, your not gonna cut it! :laugh:

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      I think I have noticed a pattern and wonder what the concensus is on this one. A a single male I prefer the social atmosphere of working at the office as opposed to working alone at home. I have a friend that made the same comment, emphasizing that he disliked working from home because of the lack of social interaction. Then I noticed that my colleagues that do telecommute are family people. Most of them are married w/children and some have just a spouse at home. It makes sense when you stop and think about it. How about you? If you are an IT telecommuter, are you: Male/Female? Single/Married? Just curious... And a fond farwell to Jordon. I loved your little quips! Sorry Kent, from a guys eye view, your not gonna cut it! :laugh:

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      Jon Sagara
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      rtalan wrote:

      How about you?

      I don't telecommute anymore, but I used to. I am married. Male. No kids at the time. I, too, missed the social interaction. It got tedious sending myself "What's for lunch?" emails everyday. Often times I was petulant and never replied, so I would end up going without food on those days. That only added to the misery.

      rtalan wrote:

      And a fond farwell to Jordon

      And congratulations to you for being the first person in the history of the Lounge to spell her name correctly! :beer:

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        I think I have noticed a pattern and wonder what the concensus is on this one. A a single male I prefer the social atmosphere of working at the office as opposed to working alone at home. I have a friend that made the same comment, emphasizing that he disliked working from home because of the lack of social interaction. Then I noticed that my colleagues that do telecommute are family people. Most of them are married w/children and some have just a spouse at home. It makes sense when you stop and think about it. How about you? If you are an IT telecommuter, are you: Male/Female? Single/Married? Just curious... And a fond farwell to Jordon. I loved your little quips! Sorry Kent, from a guys eye view, your not gonna cut it! :laugh:

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        Josh Smith
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        Gender: Male Married: False (I live w/ girlfriend, but technically not married) Kids: False I'm not a telecommuter, but I think that I'd like to be. I'd love to sit around in my boxers with music playing, writing code all day. Especially for those inspired moments when I just need to get up and dance! :~

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          I think I have noticed a pattern and wonder what the concensus is on this one. A a single male I prefer the social atmosphere of working at the office as opposed to working alone at home. I have a friend that made the same comment, emphasizing that he disliked working from home because of the lack of social interaction. Then I noticed that my colleagues that do telecommute are family people. Most of them are married w/children and some have just a spouse at home. It makes sense when you stop and think about it. How about you? If you are an IT telecommuter, are you: Male/Female? Single/Married? Just curious... And a fond farwell to Jordon. I loved your little quips! Sorry Kent, from a guys eye view, your not gonna cut it! :laugh:

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          I have been working at home (usually 3 or 4 days a week) since 2000. I have a wife and family, and yeh, being able to see my 2 year old girl growing up is worth a fortune. Obviously I don't spend all day playing with my kid, but I spend my lunchtime with her, and when I pop downstairs for tea/coffee, I can give her a sneaky hug. :) The only downside is the long hours I find myself doing - it is much harder to "switch off" when working at home. I don't miss driving into the office every day however (though it isn't very far), especially on those cold Winter mornings... However, it isn't for everyone and takes a lot of discipline, especially at the beginning. You need to have a good relationship with the management too. Without a doubt I am more productive at home, as there are less distractions. Oh, and it means I can play music as loud as I want, all day long. :) As for the office stuff, I don't miss it really. I get plenty of "social interaction" on the days I go in anyway (usually people filling me in on the latest office gossip by the coffee machine).

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            I think I have noticed a pattern and wonder what the concensus is on this one. A a single male I prefer the social atmosphere of working at the office as opposed to working alone at home. I have a friend that made the same comment, emphasizing that he disliked working from home because of the lack of social interaction. Then I noticed that my colleagues that do telecommute are family people. Most of them are married w/children and some have just a spouse at home. It makes sense when you stop and think about it. How about you? If you are an IT telecommuter, are you: Male/Female? Single/Married? Just curious... And a fond farwell to Jordon. I loved your little quips! Sorry Kent, from a guys eye view, your not gonna cut it! :laugh:

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            Male. Married. I'm not exactly wildly social even when i do work at the office. While at home, i have a good radio, a big fridge, a dart board, a wife...

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              I think I have noticed a pattern and wonder what the concensus is on this one. A a single male I prefer the social atmosphere of working at the office as opposed to working alone at home. I have a friend that made the same comment, emphasizing that he disliked working from home because of the lack of social interaction. Then I noticed that my colleagues that do telecommute are family people. Most of them are married w/children and some have just a spouse at home. It makes sense when you stop and think about it. How about you? If you are an IT telecommuter, are you: Male/Female? Single/Married? Just curious... And a fond farwell to Jordon. I loved your little quips! Sorry Kent, from a guys eye view, your not gonna cut it! :laugh:

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              rtalan wrote:

              I have a friend that made the same comment, emphasizing that he disliked working from home because of the lack of social interaction.

              Your friend isn't Link2006 is it? :~

              rtalan wrote:

              I loved your little quips!

              So did I, it was great when she shook them!

              "Alot of the people on this forum are incredibly stupid, thinking that the internet is real"
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                I think I have noticed a pattern and wonder what the concensus is on this one. A a single male I prefer the social atmosphere of working at the office as opposed to working alone at home. I have a friend that made the same comment, emphasizing that he disliked working from home because of the lack of social interaction. Then I noticed that my colleagues that do telecommute are family people. Most of them are married w/children and some have just a spouse at home. It makes sense when you stop and think about it. How about you? If you are an IT telecommuter, are you: Male/Female? Single/Married? Just curious... And a fond farwell to Jordon. I loved your little quips! Sorry Kent, from a guys eye view, your not gonna cut it! :laugh:

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                rtalan wrote:

                I have a friend that made the same comment, emphasizing that he disliked working from home because of the lack of social interaction.

                I made the same comment in an interview yesterday.

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                  I think I have noticed a pattern and wonder what the concensus is on this one. A a single male I prefer the social atmosphere of working at the office as opposed to working alone at home. I have a friend that made the same comment, emphasizing that he disliked working from home because of the lack of social interaction. Then I noticed that my colleagues that do telecommute are family people. Most of them are married w/children and some have just a spouse at home. It makes sense when you stop and think about it. How about you? If you are an IT telecommuter, are you: Male/Female? Single/Married? Just curious... And a fond farwell to Jordon. I loved your little quips! Sorry Kent, from a guys eye view, your not gonna cut it! :laugh:

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                  I enjoy working at home because I'd rather choose my friends than be forced into a "social" setting with a bunch of morons. Yes, that's crass, rude, etc. of me to say, but historically, I wouldn't choose as friends (or even acquaintenances) most (not all, just most) of the people I've been subjected to in a "social atmosphere." On the other hand, my attitude is the reason I took Dale Carnegie's course on How To Win Friends and Influence People and then did it again as a teacher assistant. However, I cannot entirely escape who I am, so it's best to acknowledge it and create an environment that works for me (not being around people I basically don't respect) and I imagine, works well for other people (not being around me). But like I said, I'd rather choose who I socialize with than have socialization forced on my walking down the corridor, in the bathroom, or at the water cooler, not to mention in the meeting room, waiting 20 minutes for the manager or guy giving the presentation to show up. Marc

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                  People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
                  There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
                  People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh Smith

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                    I think I have noticed a pattern and wonder what the concensus is on this one. A a single male I prefer the social atmosphere of working at the office as opposed to working alone at home. I have a friend that made the same comment, emphasizing that he disliked working from home because of the lack of social interaction. Then I noticed that my colleagues that do telecommute are family people. Most of them are married w/children and some have just a spouse at home. It makes sense when you stop and think about it. How about you? If you are an IT telecommuter, are you: Male/Female? Single/Married? Just curious... And a fond farwell to Jordon. I loved your little quips! Sorry Kent, from a guys eye view, your not gonna cut it! :laugh:

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                    when i was telecommuting, i was married. i'd love to do it again. i do just fine without the 'social atmposphere'

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                      I think I have noticed a pattern and wonder what the concensus is on this one. A a single male I prefer the social atmosphere of working at the office as opposed to working alone at home. I have a friend that made the same comment, emphasizing that he disliked working from home because of the lack of social interaction. Then I noticed that my colleagues that do telecommute are family people. Most of them are married w/children and some have just a spouse at home. It makes sense when you stop and think about it. How about you? If you are an IT telecommuter, are you: Male/Female? Single/Married? Just curious... And a fond farwell to Jordon. I loved your little quips! Sorry Kent, from a guys eye view, your not gonna cut it! :laugh:

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                      Andrew Bleakley
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                      <family> <gender type="Male" age="30" /> <married value="true" /> <kids> <kid gender="female" age="0.25" name="Anastacia" /> </kids> </family > Have always loved being a telecommuter (I have always called it working from home, I didn't realise I had been labelled, I feel dirty now.) I enjoyed my space and relative freedom. I find offices distract me, but I have only ever been the sole (once I had a friend) programmer at any company - usually a coder-for-hire on short-term contracts. Perhaps if I was with a team of like minded programmers my attitude would change, but mixing with normal office staff I find problematic when it comes to doing my job properly.

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                        I enjoy working at home because I'd rather choose my friends than be forced into a "social" setting with a bunch of morons. Yes, that's crass, rude, etc. of me to say, but historically, I wouldn't choose as friends (or even acquaintenances) most (not all, just most) of the people I've been subjected to in a "social atmosphere." On the other hand, my attitude is the reason I took Dale Carnegie's course on How To Win Friends and Influence People and then did it again as a teacher assistant. However, I cannot entirely escape who I am, so it's best to acknowledge it and create an environment that works for me (not being around people I basically don't respect) and I imagine, works well for other people (not being around me). But like I said, I'd rather choose who I socialize with than have socialization forced on my walking down the corridor, in the bathroom, or at the water cooler, not to mention in the meeting room, waiting 20 minutes for the manager or guy giving the presentation to show up. Marc

                        Thyme In The Country

                        People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
                        There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
                        People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh Smith

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                        Marc Clifton wrote:

                        I enjoy working at home because I'd rather choose my friends than be forced into a "social" setting with a bunch of morons.

                        I couldn't agree more. If there is one thing I utterly detest working for companies is the growing insistance that we all be friends and buddies. (I call it the kumbaya syndrome.) Problem is, I hate looking for contract jobs and suck at it anyway, so I just hold my nose and work for companies.

                        Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke

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                          I think I have noticed a pattern and wonder what the concensus is on this one. A a single male I prefer the social atmosphere of working at the office as opposed to working alone at home. I have a friend that made the same comment, emphasizing that he disliked working from home because of the lack of social interaction. Then I noticed that my colleagues that do telecommute are family people. Most of them are married w/children and some have just a spouse at home. It makes sense when you stop and think about it. How about you? If you are an IT telecommuter, are you: Male/Female? Single/Married? Just curious... And a fond farwell to Jordon. I loved your little quips! Sorry Kent, from a guys eye view, your not gonna cut it! :laugh:

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                          I prefer the office interaction especially from a learning standpoint.

                          Todd Smith

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                            I enjoy working at home because I'd rather choose my friends than be forced into a "social" setting with a bunch of morons. Yes, that's crass, rude, etc. of me to say, but historically, I wouldn't choose as friends (or even acquaintenances) most (not all, just most) of the people I've been subjected to in a "social atmosphere." On the other hand, my attitude is the reason I took Dale Carnegie's course on How To Win Friends and Influence People and then did it again as a teacher assistant. However, I cannot entirely escape who I am, so it's best to acknowledge it and create an environment that works for me (not being around people I basically don't respect) and I imagine, works well for other people (not being around me). But like I said, I'd rather choose who I socialize with than have socialization forced on my walking down the corridor, in the bathroom, or at the water cooler, not to mention in the meeting room, waiting 20 minutes for the manager or guy giving the presentation to show up. Marc

                            Thyme In The Country

                            People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
                            There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
                            People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh Smith

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                            Marc Clifton wrote:

                            I enjoy working at home because I'd rather choose my friends than be forced into a "social" setting with a bunch of morons. Yes, that's crass, rude, etc. of me to say

                            So you and Simmons are tight eh? :-D

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                              I think I have noticed a pattern and wonder what the concensus is on this one. A a single male I prefer the social atmosphere of working at the office as opposed to working alone at home. I have a friend that made the same comment, emphasizing that he disliked working from home because of the lack of social interaction. Then I noticed that my colleagues that do telecommute are family people. Most of them are married w/children and some have just a spouse at home. It makes sense when you stop and think about it. How about you? If you are an IT telecommuter, are you: Male/Female? Single/Married? Just curious... And a fond farwell to Jordon. I loved your little quips! Sorry Kent, from a guys eye view, your not gonna cut it! :laugh:

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                              Christian Graus
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                              Married, two kids. I still miss the social interaction.

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                                Marc Clifton wrote:

                                I enjoy working at home because I'd rather choose my friends than be forced into a "social" setting with a bunch of morons.

                                I couldn't agree more. If there is one thing I utterly detest working for companies is the growing insistance that we all be friends and buddies. (I call it the kumbaya syndrome.) Problem is, I hate looking for contract jobs and suck at it anyway, so I just hold my nose and work for companies.

                                Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke

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                                Joe Woodbury wrote:

                                Problem is, I hate looking for contract jobs and suck at it anyway, so I just hold my nose and work for companies.

                                You did vote for a name on the thread " Developers Contract work site name?" below then, right? :)

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                                  Joe Woodbury wrote:

                                  Problem is, I hate looking for contract jobs and suck at it anyway, so I just hold my nose and work for companies.

                                  You did vote for a name on the thread " Developers Contract work site name?" below then, right? :)

                                  Rocky <>< Latest Code Blog Post: ASP.NET HttpException - Cannot use leading "..".. Latest Tech Blog Post: Microsoft Zune to be built by Toshiba

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                                  Yes.

                                  Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke

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                                    I think I have noticed a pattern and wonder what the concensus is on this one. A a single male I prefer the social atmosphere of working at the office as opposed to working alone at home. I have a friend that made the same comment, emphasizing that he disliked working from home because of the lack of social interaction. Then I noticed that my colleagues that do telecommute are family people. Most of them are married w/children and some have just a spouse at home. It makes sense when you stop and think about it. How about you? If you are an IT telecommuter, are you: Male/Female? Single/Married? Just curious... And a fond farwell to Jordon. I loved your little quips! Sorry Kent, from a guys eye view, your not gonna cut it! :laugh:

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                                    Single female and I live 10-15 minutes from work so it means I can separate home and work more easily. Elaine :rose:

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                                      I have been working at home (usually 3 or 4 days a week) since 2000. I have a wife and family, and yeh, being able to see my 2 year old girl growing up is worth a fortune. Obviously I don't spend all day playing with my kid, but I spend my lunchtime with her, and when I pop downstairs for tea/coffee, I can give her a sneaky hug. :) The only downside is the long hours I find myself doing - it is much harder to "switch off" when working at home. I don't miss driving into the office every day however (though it isn't very far), especially on those cold Winter mornings... However, it isn't for everyone and takes a lot of discipline, especially at the beginning. You need to have a good relationship with the management too. Without a doubt I am more productive at home, as there are less distractions. Oh, and it means I can play music as loud as I want, all day long. :) As for the office stuff, I don't miss it really. I get plenty of "social interaction" on the days I go in anyway (usually people filling me in on the latest office gossip by the coffee machine).

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                                      Anna Jayne Metcalfe
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                                      I couldn't have put it better myself. 5. :rose: I work far longer hours at home than I do if I'm in an office environment. The flip side of that is that by setting my own hours I'm free to take a break or pop out when I need to, rather than when the clock dictates. It's amazing what a difference that can make to productivity.

                                      Anna :rose: Currently working mostly on: Visual Lint :cool: Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.

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