[Cialug] Programming telecommute

Thu Oct 23 21:45:36 CDT 2014

I worked from home for years and saw many people not make it. Some people
forgot to actually get work done (the distraction thing) but more often,
many people burned out because they forgot to stop working. It's easy to do
when you like your job. My wife helped with that.

I love the idea about asking your employer about it. That's a great idea.
You may want to ask some of the talent scouts in the area. The demand for
tech people is so high right now that many companies are willing to
consider tele-commuters. Midwesterner's are relative bargains because our
cost of living is quite low compared to many places in the country where
the demand is outrageous.

Some of you know that I'm a pretty gregarious, out-going person. For me,
one big challenge was having enough in-person interaction. That's really
how I got so involved in DSM Web Geeks and some of the other committees I'm
on. That was my outlet for that pent-up talking.

On Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 12:49 PM, Scott Yates <Scott at yatesframe.com> wrote:

> That makes some interesting points.  Thanks for sharing John.
>
> Myself, I tend to find working from home to be a mixed bag.  Personally, my
> largest challenge is remembering to remove distractions.  You have to turn
> off twitter, facebook, etc.  This may seem like a basic point, but it does
> seem to be worth stating.
>
> On Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 11:43 AM, John Moder II <
> moderj at alliancetechnologies.net> wrote:
>
> > I am a little biased as I am Derek's husband, but when we were traveling
> > full-time I frequently had "Remote" work from home type positions.
> >
> > When Derek took the position I was pretty concerned, as I didn't think it
> > would fit his personality.  He does well with it, and it works for us.  I
> > am not sure it would as well if I was home all day as well though, so it
> > your experience will not only depend on your personal temperament, but
> your
> > living situation as well.
> >
> > When I was doing it, we were in the motorhome full-time.  I had it to
> > myself all day, and made it work even with the small space.  However, I
> did
> > find it difficult at times particularly with communication--  even though
> > you have all the tools of email, skype, vid chat, etc. I found it was
> very
> > easy for people to dismiss my opinion or input quickly, or not respect
> > authority, simply because I wasn't in the same state.  I also found it
> was
> > difficult developing relationships with certain people.  The biggest
> > challenge I had, something that Derek is actually very good at, is
> Turning
> > off Work, as I was Always working, and Always on-call, and had the
> feeling
> > that was the expectation because of the privilege.  That being said,
> there
> > were work around's, and it had major advantages, mostly allowing us to
> > travel, and follow Derek's jobs at the time.  I did miss the personal
> > interaction on some level as well.
> >
> > My experience was with a very small organization as well.  The bank Derek
> > works for has very specific processes and a program for at home workers.
> > Depending on the situation you may be forging new ground in your
> > organization, which is sometimes challenging as well.
> >
> >
> > John
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On
> > Behalf Of Theron Conrey
> > Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2014 11:20 AM
> > To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
> > Subject: Re: [Cialug] Programming telecommute
> >
> > I'm with Derek.  Have you asked about working from home a few days a
> week?
> > I'd certainly start there.  I "worked from home" for years, and while I'm
> > not saying it's terrible, it's certainly not for everyone.  I was sure
> I'd
> > love it and I didn't.
> >
> > Getting a couple days a week from your current employer and a few months
> > under your belt you may know better if working from home is for you.
> >
> > just my 10c, and what I wish someone would have told me :)
> >
> > -theron
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 11:16 PM, Derek Etnyre <detnyre at mac.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I'm a home based employee with US Bank.  Been stationed at home 100%
> > > for the past 3 years doing IBM Notes development - web and client.
> > >
> > > Telecommuting full or part time is commonplace at the bank now.
> > > Something to be said for a dispersed workforce when it comes to
> > > disaster recovery and etc.
> > >
> > > Have you asked your current employer about starting to work from home?
> > > Perhaps start a few days a week to build trust for awhile before
> > > asking to going full time.
> > >
> > > Here is web site for US. Bank careers:
> > > https://www.usbank.com/cgi_w/cfm/careers/events.cfm
> > >
> > > Derek
> > >
> > > Sent from my iPhone
> > >
> > > > On Oct 21, 2014, at 10:18 PM, Anonymous Employee <
> > > anonemployeeia at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I'm considering a job change, and wondering what others in this
> > > > group think.  I'd like to find a programming job that would allow me
> > > > to telecommute most of the time.  Just not sure how easily that is
> > found.
> > > >
> > > > Sorry for the anonymous email address, but I know some coworkers
> > > > also subscribe to the list.  I have a good job where I'm at, and
> > > > have been
> > > there
> > > > for a little over 10 years.  Just would like to move the family away
> > > > from the metro, and closer to family.
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