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Do you work on your private coding projects during office hours?

Survey period: 10 Feb 2020 to 17 Feb 2020

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OptionVotes% 
Yes, constantly.514.57
Yes, occasionally when I have spare time18816.83
Rarely, but it's happened35932.14
No, never50745.39
Yes: we're specifically given time to work on our private side projects during office hours121.07



 
GeneralYes and No Pin
KLPounds11-Feb-20 4:41
KLPounds11-Feb-20 4:41 
GeneralNo Pin
agolddog11-Feb-20 2:57
agolddog11-Feb-20 2:57 
GeneralYes and no Pin
Member 1409260511-Feb-20 3:15
Member 1409260511-Feb-20 3:15 
GeneralAre you kidding? Pin
Gary Wheeler11-Feb-20 1:52
Gary Wheeler11-Feb-20 1:52 
GeneralRe: Are you kidding? Pin
Slacker00711-Feb-20 1:55
professionalSlacker00711-Feb-20 1:55 
GeneralRe: Are you kidding? Pin
Jon McKee16-Feb-20 13:31
professionalJon McKee16-Feb-20 13:31 
GeneralCode written during office hours is owned by the company Pin
Shao Voon Wong11-Feb-20 0:24
mvaShao Voon Wong11-Feb-20 0:24 
GeneralRe: Code written during office hours is owned by the company Pin
Slacker00711-Feb-20 1:55
professionalSlacker00711-Feb-20 1:55 
GeneralRe: Code written during office hours is owned by the company Pin
Rick York11-Feb-20 10:10
mveRick York11-Feb-20 10:10 
GeneralRe: Code written during office hours is owned by the company Pin
dandy7218-Feb-20 10:18
dandy7218-Feb-20 10:18 
GeneralRe: Code written during office hours is owned by the company Pin
Rick York18-Feb-20 12:31
mveRick York18-Feb-20 12:31 
GeneralRe: Code written during office hours is owned by the company Pin
dandy7219-Feb-20 3:43
dandy7219-Feb-20 3:43 
GeneralNo, because I don't have "office hours" (or an office...) Pin
DerekT-P10-Feb-20 23:17
professionalDerekT-P10-Feb-20 23:17 
GeneralRe: No, because I don't have "office hours" (or an office...) Pin
Slacker00711-Feb-20 1:54
professionalSlacker00711-Feb-20 1:54 
GeneralYes, because several of my side projects are in active use at work Pin
Davyd McColl10-Feb-20 21:44
Davyd McColl10-Feb-20 21:44 
GeneralSide projects Pin
Dominic Burford10-Feb-20 21:27
professionalDominic Burford10-Feb-20 21:27 
GeneralCompiling! Pin
PIEBALDconsult10-Feb-20 18:31
mvePIEBALDconsult10-Feb-20 18:31 
GeneralResearch Pin
wehrbar10-Feb-20 6:17
wehrbar10-Feb-20 6:17 
GeneralFree Training! Pin
  Forogar  10-Feb-20 5:41
professional  Forogar  10-Feb-20 5:41 
GeneralNo private projects Pin
kmoorevs10-Feb-20 4:30
kmoorevs10-Feb-20 4:30 
GeneralCommute to work, remote to home Pin
Marc Clifton10-Feb-20 2:20
mvaMarc Clifton10-Feb-20 2:20 
That was most of my first three months in a job I had a while ago. It was very strange.

The irony of it was, when I finally got actual work to do, their "no work from home" policy was a real PITA, especially during snow days or when an appliance repair person was needed (and you know what wide range of hours those are!) So those days had to actually be taken as vacation days, or, since I was an hourly contractor, unpaid. WTF. And by "snow days", the manager told me "if there's not 2 feet of snow on the roads, you're coming in." He once said something about "Even if you have nothing to do, I want to see you warming your seat."

So, frankly, I really had no problem working on personal projects from home.

GeneralRe: Commute to work, remote to home Pin
Dan Neely10-Feb-20 3:43
Dan Neely10-Feb-20 3:43 
GeneralRe: Commute to work, remote to home Pin
Marc Clifton11-Feb-20 3:41
mvaMarc Clifton11-Feb-20 3:41 
GeneralIn college days ... Pin
Amarnath S10-Feb-20 2:04
professionalAmarnath S10-Feb-20 2:04 
GeneralNo, and most likely not a good idea Pin
Slacker00710-Feb-20 1:59
professionalSlacker00710-Feb-20 1:59 

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