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Posted: 10/6/2014 12:39:26 PM EDT
What do you do?
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IT.
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IT





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Work IN the home or FROM the home?
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Background and  insurance fraud investigations.
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Industrial sales manager. Manage a team of 5 sales people across 12 states of the south/south-east.

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I imagine you IT folks have been doing it for a while and it's not easy to break into. I need a change of venue and working from home sounds right up my alley.
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Cad and Revit drafting/electrical design.
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Coder/Systems Analyst. Work for banks.
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I did not like it at first, but now enjoy it.
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Project Manager / Strategy Consultant
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FPNI....I have responsibilities all over the globe so it doesn't matter where I am..working in home sounds ideal, (which makes my current job tolerable,) but you end up working more. You also have to be disciplined.
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Yes, 19 yrs for me but I don't advise IT to anyone now. The topic on why has been beat to death.
Link Posted: 10/6/2014 12:55:51 PM EDT
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Database Administrator/Maritime software

In Guam now, WA state next week, and San Diego end of the month.
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The hard part is learning that you are not working a 9 to 5 job. If you work 9 to 5, AND work when there are things that need to be done, you will ALWAYS be working. The trick is to do work in blocks -- get things done, and then step away. Set goals, achieve them, and then stop working.



I like to start early in the day, get my work done, then go outside for a little while. I'll come back in, finish up conference calls, and then call it a day if nothing is going on -- usually in time for dinner with the family.
 
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I build custom cabinets and such in a little shop on our acreage.  Other than installs, I'm probably here 9 out of 10 days.

My wife is a phone triage nurse.  She is just waiting for a spot to open up where she would be able to do it from home.  Even out here in BFE we are lucky enough to have fiber optic internet.

Link Posted: 10/6/2014 12:57:31 PM EDT
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Applications developer.

I work from home sometimes, like today.

What I want to do is move to the sticks and work from home permanently.

Link Posted: 10/6/2014 12:57:40 PM EDT
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A majority of them are going to be IT.  

In our office we have some flexibility to work from home or office.  However, I like my team to be in the office whenever possible.

Speaking of jobs, I have a Network Engineer position open in the beautiful Colorado Front Range.  Any takers?


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if i could get myself into doing this shit at home, I'd be golden...

Mech. Designer here....Revit FTMFW
Link Posted: 10/6/2014 1:00:15 PM EDT
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Industrial robotic systems, design and manufacture.
Link Posted: 10/6/2014 1:00:19 PM EDT
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Porn
Link Posted: 10/6/2014 1:01:10 PM EDT
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If I may ask why ?
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Quality Improvement / IT Registered Nurse.
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With yourself doesn't count!
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If I may ask why ?
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In our office we have some flexibility to work from home or office.  However, I like my team to be in the office whenever possible.


If I may ask why ?

Productivity and sense of team.
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A majority of them are going to be IT.  

In our office we have some flexibility to work from home or office.  However, I like my team to be in the office whenever possible.


If I may ask why ?


Systems Engineering/Systems Administration.  They need to be close to the gear if and when something goes wrong.  I've found that having them close together also makes for a stronger team.  It's also good to have them around the development teams and such because you pick up on things in the break rooms and other common areas.
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With yourself doesn't count!
It does when it is live streamed and you're subscribed to my channel.

 
Link Posted: 10/6/2014 1:04:01 PM EDT
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Shuffle paperwork electronically.
Link Posted: 10/6/2014 1:04:07 PM EDT
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IT/Regulatory
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A majority of them are going to be IT.  

In our office we have some flexibility to work from home or office.  However, I like my team to be in the office whenever possible.


If I may ask why ?

Productivity and sense of team.


Correct.  I didn't get in to productivity but you're spot on.  There are times where we need to get everyone in to the same room to knock things out.  You'll never be able to replace 1 on 1 human interaction.  Video has tried but its just not the same.
Link Posted: 10/6/2014 1:06:23 PM EDT
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Customer support/Service, being able to wake up 10 minutes before having to log in is nice
Link Posted: 10/6/2014 1:08:15 PM EDT
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I'm home anywhere between 30% and 50% of the time.

I program Audio/Video Control Systems for integrated A/V environments.
Specifically this stuff.
Link Posted: 10/6/2014 1:12:52 PM EDT
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Stay at home dad. Most thankless job Ive ever had

Next year when both my kids are in fulltime schooling Ill do something else
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Correct.  I didn't get in to productivity but you're spot on.  There are times where we need to get everyone in to the same room to knock things out.  You'll never be able to replace 1 on 1 human interaction.  Video has tried but its just not the same.
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A majority of them are going to be IT.  

In our office we have some flexibility to work from home or office.  However, I like my team to be in the office whenever possible.


If I may ask why ?

Productivity and sense of team.


Correct.  I didn't get in to productivity but you're spot on.  There are times where we need to get everyone in to the same room to knock things out.  You'll never be able to replace 1 on 1 human interaction.  Video has tried but its just not the same.

Thanks for answering , I have found the opposite to be my experience but each situation is different
Link Posted: 10/6/2014 1:15:52 PM EDT
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I own and run a ski wax business, I make the wax and sell it online.
Link Posted: 10/6/2014 1:16:16 PM EDT
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Sales forecasting for packaged goods to large retailers from a large company. I have an office too if I choose to go to it, which I do on occasion.
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A majority of them are going to be IT.  

In our office we have some flexibility to work from home or office.  However, I like my team to be in the office whenever possible.


If I may ask why ?

Productivity and sense of team.


Correct.  I didn't get in to productivity but you're spot on.  There are times where we need to get everyone in to the same room to knock things out.  You'll never be able to replace 1 on 1 human interaction.  Video has tried but its just not the same.

Thanks for answering , I have found the opposite to be my experience but each situation is different


I'm a new manager so I don't know it all.  I'd be interested to talk further to see what your experience has been.  Mind if I shoot you a PM?
Link Posted: 10/6/2014 1:17:10 PM EDT
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IT, mostly web crap
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Correct.  I didn't get in to productivity but you're spot on.  There are times where we need to get everyone in to the same room to knock things out.  You'll never be able to replace 1 on 1 human interaction.  Video has tried but its just not the same.

Thanks for answering , I have found the opposite to be my experience but each situation is different

Sometimes surfing GD wins over productivity. Or, I'll look out the window and the light is hitting the mountains just right, or the horses see me looking out and start calling me. There are distractions at home that are not present in an office environment. Though, I'll get a muse at 3:00am sometimes and work away. Sorta like right now it is 3:21am in Guam. Time zone shift...
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Work in IT.
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A majority of them are going to be IT.  

In our office we have some flexibility to work from home or office.  However, I like my team to be in the office whenever possible.

Speaking of jobs, I have a Network Engineer position open in the beautiful Colorado Front Range.  Any takers?


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If you said Exchange Engineer that id be in
Link Posted: 10/6/2014 1:25:11 PM EDT
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Write

Books, magazine articles, blogs, white papers, etc.
Link Posted: 10/6/2014 1:31:24 PM EDT
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Web design, SEO.

Link Posted: 10/6/2014 1:31:55 PM EDT
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Sometimes surfing GD wins over productivity. Or, I'll look out the window and the light is hitting the mountains just right, or the horses see me looking out and start calling me. There are distractions at home that are not present in an office environment. Though, I'll get a muse at 3:00am sometimes and work away. Sorta like right now it is 3:21am in Guam. Time zone shift...
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Correct.  I didn't get in to productivity but you're spot on.  There are times where we need to get everyone in to the same room to knock things out.  You'll never be able to replace 1 on 1 human interaction.  Video has tried but its just not the same.

Thanks for answering , I have found the opposite to be my experience but each situation is different

Sometimes surfing GD wins over productivity. Or, I'll look out the window and the light is hitting the mountains just right, or the horses see me looking out and start calling me. There are distractions at home that are not present in an office environment. Though, I'll get a muse at 3:00am sometimes and work away. Sorta like right now it is 3:21am in Guam. Time zone shift...

It takes the right person(s) to work remote .. with the right mgmt.

Generally people with 5-10 years of experience and 30+ seem to take to it better .  In other words if you have employees that have to be babysat it won't work, or if someone is new to the game you can't really be tutored as well but if you have a team that is engineering /architect level those people seem to work better without the office drama / "teambuilding"

Of my last "real" jobs 3 have been remote and I never met my supervision face to face in the scope of work
2 were in the office and those for me quantifiable I was far less productive  

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Coder. Database apps, web apps, web sites, affiliate sites, ecommerce sites, all sorts of things.

I do weird stuff, some cool stuff, and some boring stuff. Making a post-apocalyptic text adventure game set in New Orleans right now which is cool.
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