Working atmosphere?
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11. Admin rights on your system
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
11. Admin rights on your system
this is a real sore point with you at the moment isn't it?! :)
-- The Obliterator
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12. Convenient workout facilities. Ideally (like where I work), in the building itself.
Software Zen:
delete this;I guess I lucked out. When my company's DoD contract expired last year (they actually missed the paperwork deadline by 2 months :wtf:) I *decided* to find another job. I wound up getting a job that allows me to work from home 2 days a week, got me an MSDN subscription and scores a yes on all 10 items listed. I can even say "yes" to the proposed item 11 (beer on tap) on the days I work from home. :)
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We've got it really, really nice where I work. When we built our current building 7-8 years ago, they planned for and built a fitness room and locker facilities. We've got club-quality equipment, with a two treadmills, two elliptical machines, a stepper, a stationary bike, and a rower. We also have a nice Universal-style gym and a set of free weights and benches. The space is nice and roomy as well. We've had people using the all of the equipment, and there's floor space left over for a line-dancing class. On top of that, our location is ideal. We've got 8-10 running routes around our building, ranging from flat to hilly, roads or trails, and from 3 to 8 miles. I can commute to work on my bicycle (I live 12 miles away) and stay on bike paths most of the way, if I want. These are major inducements for me. Every time the crap starts running too fast and deep, I try to remember why I'm here: to run and work out at lunch :-D.
Software Zen:
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I guess I lucked out. When my company's DoD contract expired last year (they actually missed the paperwork deadline by 2 months :wtf:) I *decided* to find another job. I wound up getting a job that allows me to work from home 2 days a week, got me an MSDN subscription and scores a yes on all 10 items listed. I can even say "yes" to the proposed item 11 (beer on tap) on the days I work from home. :)
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More monitors is always a good thing. I have two 19's right now and I am trying to get either a 21 inch to add or a third 19. The quality of one monitor has to be good, the other two don't matter. I now will not work for a company unless I have at least two monitors. My 2cents worth!
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Think viewing area. I find that VStudio requires alot of space as well as anything else I might have open for development. With one monitor you are stuck tabbing around between windows, where with two monitors you can easily spread your workspace out. When I am debugging, I like to have the editor window open in one monitor and my stacktrace, immediate, watch ect. opened in the other window. So it is all about not having to flip around between windows to view them. Also, I like to keep my mail, rss and music programs in one and my code window in the other. Aaron
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