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in most major cities in the US, it's almost true that if you have cable TV, you can have broadband access. cable modems are simply expensive, not scarce. DSL is harder to find, but it's out there. ISDN is available almost everywhere, too.
-c
Smaller Animals Software, Inc.
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For the married with children, telecommuting is probably a life saver.
For the rest of us, it's just plain boring. I suppose it would be nice to be able to work at home if I felt like it on any particular day, but:
1) I don't think I could stay on task very easily. I'd probably play too many games.
2) I like interacting with people and would honestly get pretty bored pretty quickly.
3) As the Project Lead (Technical) I have to keep up with my team members and I don't think I could handle this at home and/or if everyone else was at home.
4) We have been working on a project cross continent with team members from our West Coast office (North Carolina and Oregon). This has proved to be extremely difficult. The time difference is one thing, but the hardest part is definately the lack of input and difficulty in communicating. Sure, we use Remote Administrator (and Terminal Services), NetMeeting, and have a decent phone system (sort of)... but when debugging something difficult or discussing things, you just can't beat face to face.
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I don't know about boring. I'm single and have a terrific job telecommuting. I'm typically inspired in the late hours of the night, so I am able to enjoy the freedom of sleeping in, taking care of errands (and as a single guy I've found it tough to take care of everything with a 9-5 job when most places I deal with are only open until 5:00pm). I really have no problem with motivation as I thoroughly enjoy my work, and my employer often gets more than asked for because I get so involved. When my friends ask if I can make it to their events, I can often say 'yes' without taking time off or having to carefully shedule. I do work at the office 2-3 days a week to keep communication and team spirit alive, but I can choose which 2-3 days. And if there is something really urgent, I am always available by cell phone. I find it rewarding and convienient, plus I have the freedom to work when inspired and pull away when I am not (when I am not, I often do more damage than good anyway). I've never been more productive or happy. In addition, I've been offered jobs elsewhere at a higher salary, but because of the way I am treated and appreciated here, I've found myself furiously loyal to my current employer. I think telecommuting is ideal and ranks as number one on my list of importance. 
~myke
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As I have said before the only reason why I work in the IT industry is to become financially well off enough not to have to work and pursue the things in life I really enjoy.
I honestly cannot see myself, once financially stable, carrying on with coding and keeping up with all the new technologies. While in it it is like a drug, but when on holiday or a few days off I dont yearn to come back to my PC.
Who else is just in the IT industry for the money?
regards,
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South Africa
Do you Sonork? I do! 100.9903 Stormfront
"The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge
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Myself, I am not in it for the money, but its handy (Paul, you know that I have an expensive girlfriend!).
An enjoyable job and working atmosphere counts far more to me than anything else. I also hate being away from work (because I do enjoy it so much), such that I have only taken 1 proper holiday (i.e. a 5 days off in a row) in the last 6 years. The only other times I take time off, is the forced holiday days imposed by the company, and maybe the weekends!
BTW, I don't get paid overtime.
Roger Allen
Sonork 100.10016
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This is how I realised I was in it for the money.
I asked myself "Paul, do you want to work 9-5 everyday for the next 35 years?". The answer was a resounding no.
What is your answer?
regards,
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South Africa
Do you Sonork? I do! 100.9903 Stormfront
"The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge
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personally, i love coding. i do it in my spare time.
at the same time, though, i hate "corporate culture", office politics, "career goals", quaterly meetings and all the other garbage that gets in the way of Writing The Frigging Applications.
-c
Smaller Animals Software, Inc.
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Paul Watson wrote:
Who else is just in the IT industry for the money?
I'm not really in it for the money. If I'm going to work 8 hours a day for the rest of my life, I'd rather be doing some I enjoy. So when I choose a job, money isn't the deciding factor. If it ain't going to be fun then I'd rather be doing something else.
Now if I could just find something fun that pays well, I'll be sorted. 
Michael 
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Paul Watson wrote:
Who else is just in the IT industry for the money?
I guess I am, in that I am equally interested in working in child care, but computing pays more. Beyond that, though, I would choose a job I enjoy over one that pays more. I don't ever intend on retiring, although I may work *less*, I can't imagine not learning, not coding.
Christian
I have come to clean zee pooollll. - Michael Martin Dec 30, 2001
Sonork ID 100.10002:MeanManOzI live in Bob's HungOut now
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I agree, I have a side-goal to accomplish first though.
So, in the next 2-3 years, I will demand flexibility in my work environment, because of personal reasons.
After that, my concern will be securing an early retirement. I'll continue coding for "fun", and maybe continue doing the odd SA job. Who knows?
"No one knows what power lies yet undevelopped in that wiry system of mine."
Ada Lovelace 1815-1852
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PMI, but you've said SA twice now - what does it stand for ?
Christian
I have come to clean zee pooollll. - Michael Martin Dec 30, 2001
Sonork ID 100.10002:MeanManOzI live in Bob's HungOut now
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SA Systems Analysis
Alrighty? So what does PMI stand for?
"No one knows what power lies yet undevelopped in that wiry system of mine."
Ada Lovelace 1815-1852
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qomi wrote:
Alrighty? So what does PMI stand for?
I admit it, I slipped that in so I could (hopefully) even the score It's a guy thing.
It's widely used on Usenet though, I didn't make it up. It stands for pardon my ignorance.
Christian
I have come to clean zee pooollll. - Michael Martin Dec 30, 2001
Sonork ID 100.10002:MeanManOzI live in Bob's HungOut now
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Some of us actually enjoy the work. Strange, isn't it? 
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I believe that money is freedom. If you have enough money on your account, you don't care about "good economy" and "bad economy"; if you get fired, there's plenty of time to find a new job.
I don't need a good car, big house, fancy clothes; hell, I don't need even a very expensive computer. But I love to be free.
I vote pro drink ![Beer | [beer]](https://www.codeproject.com/script/Forums/Images/beer.gif)
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Nemanja Trifunovic wrote:
I believe that money is freedom
I believe it is one route to freedom. Some are illegal, some are impossible and some are downright not worth it. However they are all options.
All this crap about money being "evil" is really just that, crap. It is how you use it and what you do with it that counts, and which makes you evil or good.
I agree with you though Nemanja. Without money, in this practical world, life is frustrating and fraught with worry. Once one has money, and assuming one is not driven to pursue even more money at that stage, many worries disapear.
regards,
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South Africa
Do you Sonork? I do! 100.9903 Stormfront
"The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge
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Actually money is life. You trade your life for money and you never get it (your life) back. This is the statement that time is money rendered slightly more personally.
Think about that as you go to buy something next time.
"Is this thing really worth X hours of my life? "
Dave Huff
There are no small projects - only young ones.
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I believe that a positive ledger is freedom. I don't owe any money outside my home and car loans, and it will stay that way. I don't need to be rich ( although it would help ), the simple fact I can *afford* to lose my job is security enough for me.
Christian
I have come to clean zee pooollll. - Michael Martin Dec 30, 2001
Sonork ID 100.10002:MeanManOzI live in Bob's HungOut now
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Where I work, we have to pay not only for coffee, but also for water (yes, water!) and refridgerator (to store the lunch). So my office is full of clubs (coffee club, water club, and refridgerator club),  Plus we have the freedom to buy our own desktop fan in the hot summer and heater in the cold winter. The office does have air-condition and heating, but the temperature is never cool enough in the summer and warm enough in the winter.
However, the boss does allow us to work two extra hours a day and have a 3-day weekend.
P.S. Water from the water-fountain is free, but it has a strange metal-taste 
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Gotta ask, were the hell do you work!
sonork ID: 100.9940
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Gotta ask, were the hell do you work!
<Hint>
1. The only superpower in the world.
2. 25 miles from the white building GW calls office.
</Hint>
Ok, I exagerated a little bit about the air-condition and heating (it is not that bad), but the rest is absolutely true!
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This is what my idea of a good work environ is :-
A powerful machine with lots and lots of RAM
A 19" monitor [21 is welcome, maybe two monitors]
A high-speed net connection [totally unrestricted]
Coffee every 1 hour
Smoke breaks every 45 minutes.
Nish
Sonork ID 100.9786 voidmain
www.busterboy.org
If you don't find me on CP, I'll be at Bob's HungOut
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Don't forget - Visit to Code Project every 15 mins.
Michael
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15?
NO way Michael.
A visit every 5 minutes. 5 MINUTES
Nish
Sonork ID 100.9786 voidmain
www.busterboy.org
If you don't find me on CP, I'll be at Bob's HungOut
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Sounds like my job. Except the coffee seems to be about every 10 minutes, and I keep having to go to the toilet. I don't smoke myself. Got a 19 inch and a 21, but I prefer the 19, because it wonderfully clear, being a couple of years newer.
Don't want to rub it in but, also have my own lab with about 15 PC's in there and couple of rack mounted dual processor PIII's, all off the production network. As for the connection I've heard on this site it was 3 T3's. Surpisingly, the response is not great, having a bit of latency (must be the cache), but it comes into its own on large files. Pulled down W2K SP2 in around under 5 seconds, great for those DivX films...
Giles
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