Reply to: Contract Preference...

[Scrag Meister]

It seems to be becoming a common opinion these days, despite still limited numbers of companies letting you work from home.

I am old fashioned, despite working in IT on cutting edge technology, I 100% prefer working in an office.

I hate having to do meetings on the phone, even video conference calls just aren't the same as meeting face to face.

While I am a contractor, I prefer the social aspect of being around other people and being able to get to know them a little bit, and it makes working relations a lot better.

I'm not sure this is entirely the reason why most companies do not allow it right enough, I think that it's the more old fashioned lack of trust/bums on seats opinion over home working.

As for the original question, the mix of working from home a couple of days is maybe for me a good mix when faced with a role a fair distance away.

In that scenario, I think I could do that, but all things being equal, I'd do the 5 day role (assuming the 50mins includes getting to/from train station).

WJMOS

I worked from home for a few days, too easy to get drawn into irrelevant non-work sh1te.

[Spacecadet]

It seems to be becoming a common opinion these days, despite still limited numbers of companies letting you work from home.

I am old fashioned, despite working in IT on cutting edge technology, I 100% prefer working in an office.

I hate having to do meetings on the phone, even video conference calls just aren't the same as meeting face to face.

While I am a contractor, I prefer the social aspect of being around other people and being able to get to know them a little bit, and it makes working relations a lot better.

I'm not sure this is entirely the reason why most companies do not allow it right enough, I think that it's the more old fashioned lack of trust/bums on seats opinion over home working.

As for the original question, the mix of working from home a couple of days is maybe for me a good mix when faced with a role a fair distance away.

In that scenario, I think I could do that, but all things being equal, I'd do the 5 day role (assuming the 50mins includes getting to/from train station).

WHS

It is so much easier to get things sorted out face to face. Unless you know the person you're working with very well communicating via phone and email just misses out too much.
A couple of days a week working at home is OK, full time would just depress me.

[jmo21]

Having worked almost exclusively from home for the last 12 months I'd take option i) it's quite a luxury. Bit silly that so few companies are comfortable with people working from home, many roles could be done from absolutely anywhere so long as you have a reliable internet connection and phone line.

It seems to be becoming a common opinion these days, despite still limited numbers of companies letting you work from home.

I am old fashioned, despite working in IT on cutting edge technology, I 100% prefer working in an office.

I hate having to do meetings on the phone, even video conference calls just aren't the same as meeting face to face.

While I am a contractor, I prefer the social aspect of being around other people and being able to get to know them a little bit, and it makes working relations a lot better.

I'm not sure this is entirely the reason why most companies do not allow it right enough, I think that it's the more old fashioned lack of trust/bums on seats opinion over home working.

As for the original question, the mix of working from home a couple of days is maybe for me a good mix when faced with a role a fair distance away.

In that scenario, I think I could do that, but all things being equal, I'd do the 5 day role (assuming the 50mins includes getting to/from train station).

[amcdonald]

Some of us don't need a line manager breathing down our necks to get the work done.

You mean they let you do the TPS reports from home

[d000hg]

Maybe the people paying a handsome rate want something in return other than you lying in you bed winking or you sockie hunting on here.

Some of us don't need a line manager breathing down our necks to get the work done.

[thunderlizard]

(i), mainly because a 2-days-from-home SLA can probably be massaged into a 3-days-from-home SLA on the first renewal.

[TykeMerc]

Maybe the people paying a handsome rate want something in return other than you lying in you bed winking or you sockie hunting on here.

Pathetic attempt at an insult, mind you that's all I expect from sockies.

Happy customer who got all deliverables early or on time, parted on very friendly terms and would have been extended (yet again) if they hadn't had a bunch of permie resource freed up by the cancellation of a major programme at another of their customers.

[russell]

Having worked almost exclusively from home for the last 12 months I'd take option i) it's quite a luxury. Bit silly that so few companies are comfortable with people working from home, many roles could be done from absolutely anywhere so long as you have a reliable internet connection and phone line.

Maybe the people paying a handsome rate want something in return other than you lying in you bed winking or you sockie hunting on here.

[MarillionFan]

4) Open the box

[SimonMac]

Simple question - if you had a choice of 2 contracts exactly the same except for the below, which one would you choose;

i) 3 days with 1 1/2hr commute (car) each way + 2 days working at home
ii) 5 days with 50mins commute (train) each way + 0 days working at home ?

(couldn't get the poll bit working hence posting like this)

Take both, do you think DP made his 1st Million only taking one contract at a time?!

[AtW]

3)

[MarillionFan]

2)

[amcdonald]

many roles could be done from absolutely anywhere so long as you have a reliable internet connection and phone line.

Which is good news if your name is Bob Shawadiwadi

[TykeMerc]

Having worked almost exclusively from home for the last 12 months I'd take option i) it's quite a luxury. Bit silly that so few companies are comfortable with people working from home, many roles could be done from absolutely anywhere so long as you have a reliable internet connection and phone line.

[amcdonald]

1) Working from home and not relying on public transport would clinch it