With how common remote work is these days, I'm wondering if anyone has ever been able to obtain an offline seat and a company-supplied workstation to program from home? I'd imagine that a lot of trust and prestige would be needed to be able to do this.
ALousyUser , What are your main interests in working from home? I just realized that what interests me the most is not having to make the long commute in each day. I drive about 45min each way as long as there are no traffic issues or bad weather. I estimate that I spend about $450 a month in gas and vehicle depreciation just to make that trip. If I lived closer to work, I may just prefer to come in.
Cris_C, a few things actually, but the biggest one is to be able to work independently. I perform at my best when I am left to my devices although I do enjoy working in collaborative environments. The other thing is simply the costs of commuting like you mentioned (both monetary and time-wise). I'm spending anywhere from $160-$180 on gas every month and it takes me 1 hour a day commuting to and from work. That's 20 hours a month spent on the road (more if I work weekends). Insane!
But working remotely is not something I can legitimately be doing anytime soon - I'm still a noob compared to the gurus here - only 2 years in. I was simply curious as to what the remote work climate is like out there for us CMM programmers.
Cris_C, a few things actually, but the biggest one is to be able to work independently. I perform at my best when I am left to my devices although I do enjoy working in collaborative environments. The other thing is simply the costs of commuting like you mentioned (both monetary and time-wise). I'm spending anywhere from $160-$180 on gas every month and it takes me 1 hour a day commuting to and from work. That's 20 hours a month spent on the road (more if I work weekends). Insane!
But working remotely is not something I can legitimately be doing anytime soon - I'm still a noob compared to the gurus here - only 2 years in. I was simply curious as to what the remote work climate is like out there for us CMM programmers.
