[casual_games] TOW: Telecommuting

[Izzo, Greg]

Hello Sheri,

Thanks for putting out these "Topic of the Week" emails. This one is 
right up my alley. I'm fortunate enough to be able to work from home 2 
days a week. The other 3 days I work at our office which is about an 
hour from my home. I joined our company 7 years ago, and at that time 
everyone telecommuted. When the company finally moved into an office, 
the boss let me split my time between work and home. Most of the other 
workers live much closer to the office.

It was a challenge at first - after all, we all have that mental list of 
everything that needs doing around the house. It's tempting to want to 
take a few minutes here and a few minutes there for things.  Eating 
snacks can be a temptation too - especially when the kitchen is only a 
few steps away. Lot's of temptations to get out of my chair, and that 
means having to get back into the mental groove when I come back. I 
definitely learned how to fight those temptations, at least most of the 
time!

Working from home does allow me to really concentrate when I'm doing 
some heads-down coding - no people milling around, phones ringing, etc. 
But the downside is, you don't have that handy coworker around to pick 
their brain. I can chat with my coworkers, or use the phone when I'm 
home, but it's not the same. Sometimes that idle bantering you do in an 
office will get the ball rolling or clear a mental block, or inspire 
something new.

And of course, being able to sit down to work, unshaven and  wearing my 
fuzzy slippers and robe is the best! Although I think my wife would 
disagree.


Thanks,

Greg


On 7/17/2012 11:56 AM, Sheri Rubin wrote:

> Hi All,

>

> Time for another Topic of the Week discussion, this time on telecommuting.

>

> *Do you get to work from home? If so, how did you manage to get in 

> that position? Do you get to work from home completely or just certain 

> days/hours? Do you have an office to go in to if you want? If you 

> don't, would you want to work from home or do you think you'd find 

> that too distracting or isolating?

> *

> As always, if you have additional topics for suggestions please send 

> to me at sheri at designdirectdeliver.com.

>

> Stay awesome!

> Sheri

>

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