Comments on: Working at Home = Not all it cracked up to be? http://yworking.com/at-work/working-at-home-not-all-it-cracked-up-to-be/ generation y is at your service. sort of. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:01:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: jrandom42 http://yworking.com/at-work/working-at-home-not-all-it-cracked-up-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-115 jrandom42 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:27:18 +0000 http://yworking.com/?p=144#comment-115 "Because, really, is there any real logic to the belief that work needs to be done collectively at a physical location with a water cooler and fluorescent lighting?" Because some jobs just can't be portable. Manufacturing is one. If you want to work from home in some jobs at my company, it's going to take an on-call delivery service and over $350K of specialized machine tools. Not going to happen for any company I know of. “Because, really, is there any real logic to the belief that work needs to be done collectively at a physical location with a water cooler and fluorescent lighting?”

Because some jobs just can’t be portable. Manufacturing is one. If you want to work from home in some jobs at my company, it’s going to take an on-call delivery service and over $350K of specialized machine tools.

Not going to happen for any company I know of.

]]> By: Dave Ralph http://yworking.com/at-work/working-at-home-not-all-it-cracked-up-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Dave Ralph Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:43:52 +0000 http://yworking.com/?p=144#comment-113 Interesting thoughts on the mobility of work. Yet, I believe that a lot of people actually enjoy the experience of going "to work", standing around the water-cooler etc. What I did not include in my post, and I probably should have, was that I see the workplace remaining a separate place but it may actually be a place that looks and feels a little more homely. Think, decks, couches, soft lighting, informal areas...it's already happening I know - but I think it will become even more common. With the amount of technology I have grown up with, I feel like the more I can spend my work hours personally interacting with people the better. Technology is great, but nothing will beat a face to face meeting. And I would rather do this in a space that represents my company, a place where my colleagues and I can connect and share ideas under one roof. Interesting thoughts on the mobility of work. Yet, I believe that a lot of people actually enjoy the experience of going “to work”, standing around the water-cooler etc.

What I did not include in my post, and I probably should have, was that I see the workplace remaining a separate place but it may actually be a place that looks and feels a little more homely. Think, decks, couches, soft lighting, informal areas…it’s already happening I know – but I think it will become even more common.

With the amount of technology I have grown up with, I feel like the more I can spend my work hours personally interacting with people the better. Technology is great, but nothing will beat a face to face meeting. And I would rather do this in a space that represents my company, a place where my colleagues and I can connect and share ideas under one roof.

]]> By: David Giesberg http://yworking.com/at-work/working-at-home-not-all-it-cracked-up-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-112 David Giesberg Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:54:09 +0000 http://yworking.com/?p=144#comment-112 I've seen it in my workplace where "working from home" is a euphemism for "not working at the office" - I think Gen Y understands this better, and takes it to the next level. We've grown up with ubiquitous portable technologies of one kind or another, and many of us want to be able to take that skill and understanding and translate it into work-anywhere or any time careers. This is the sort of situation that co-working at Jellies or dedicated co-working space is meant for - work with the freedom of a freelancer with the environment and camaraderie of an office-worker. I’ve seen it in my workplace where “working from home” is a euphemism for “not working at the office” – I think Gen Y understands this better, and takes it to the next level. We’ve grown up with ubiquitous portable technologies of one kind or another, and many of us want to be able to take that skill and understanding and translate it into work-anywhere or any time careers. This is the sort of situation that co-working at Jellies or dedicated co-working space is meant for – work with the freedom of a freelancer with the environment and camaraderie of an office-worker.

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