Reply to: Working from home only for developers ?

[Bob Dalek]

Nor, I suspect, would we want to. It's crap money apparently...

And it turns its employees into mental fruit and nut cases.

He's not the Messiah; he's a very naughty boy!

[sasguru]

I'd like to point out that on occasion I have travelled to Wootton Bassett so am not so insular and yokel as you make out.

HTH

[DimPrawn]

May I also say that living in Swindon you will have as narrow a viewpoint in your own way as atW has in Brum.

HTH

I'd like to point out that on occasion I have travelled to Wootton Bassett so am not so insular and yokel as you make out.

HTH

[sasguru]

You've obviously not dealt with many offshore Indian dev teams have you?

Have you ever tried to order something complicated from the takeaway that isn't on the menu exactly or want to change something in some way?

You get my drift.

I deal with an Indian offshore team every day. They have improved immensely since first started using them a couple of years ago - mainly because I notice many of their staff have now returned from secondment abroad - and hence have learned Western ways. That's why I said " as communication improves" in my initial post.
Ignore this improvement at your peril.
May I also say that living in Swindon you will have as narrow a viewpoint in your own way as atW has in Brum.

HTH

Actually I find them flexible enough to do most of the (changeable at short notice) routine coding tasks.

[DimPrawn]

If you can do your work from home, unless you're outstanding, so can someone in India or some other country.
While there is a medium-term time window in which such work still exists, as communication improves (both with people and with technology) such work will dry up.

IMHO, of course.

You've obviously not dealt with many offshore Indian dev teams have you?

Have you ever tried to order something complicated from the takeaway that isn't on the menu exactly or want to change something in some way?

You get my drift.

[ratewhore]

Ah well we can't all work for MI5...

Nor, I suspect, would we want to. It's crap money apparently...

[sasguru]

True, up to a point. Some sensitive information, for example, will not be going offshore, regardless of how cheap it is...

Ah well we can't all work for MI5...

[ratewhore]

If you can do your work from home, unless you're outstanding, so can someone in India or some other country.
While there is a medium-term time window in which such work still exists, as communication improves (both with people and with technology) such work will dry up.

IMHO, of course.

True, up to a point. Some sensitive information, for example, will not be going offshore, regardless of how cheap it is...

[sasguru]

If you can do your work from home, unless you're outstanding, so can someone in India or some other country.
While there is a medium-term time window in which such work still exists, as communication improves (both with people and with technology) such work will dry up.

IMHO, of course.

[ratewhore]

Hi ,

I have done infrastructure work , what not in Microsoft. I don't program at all but I am very techy and can pick up coding skills in a few months.

Is there a market for home work other than coding ? Something related to IT of course..

You are looking in completely the wrong place and not even considering using the skills and experience you have gained so far.

You should be looking at moving into solution design and architecture, not programming. Plenty of documentation you can do from home, strategy, position papers, architectural documentation, etc, etc, etc.

So, look at something like TOGAF, look to see what skills and experience you need against what you have, and work out a plan how to get there.

Oh yeah - the money is pretty good too!!

All IMHO of course...

[DS23]

I'm the cream of CUK.

Rich and thick.

and past your sell by date?

[DimPrawn]

I agree with Nick. The rest of you is just fick, innit?

I'm the cream of CUK.

Rich and thick.

[EternalOptimist]

I heard this morning that Rolf Harris is re-releasing 'two little boys'

[Moscow Mule]

Only on CUK.

[EternalOptimist]

Solution for three men, one woman and two condoms here. This might have 'come' in handy for you ex-military guys, earlier in your careers