IT Jobs and Working ConditionsIT Jobs and Working Conditions
Mark Glossop has written about the best designs for offices to increase productivity and attract qualified staff [1]. He makes a lot of really good points and cites the Joel[...]
Category: Career
The Main Security ProblemThe Main Security Problem
All security problems are to some degree people problems. Code may be buggy, but it was written by people who could have been better trained, had more time to spend[...]
Normalising WagesNormalising Wages
John Robb writes about the normalisation of salaries that is driven by the use of the Internet and global corporations [1]. He cites an example of IBM forcing many of[...]
Employment PackagesEmployment Packages
Paul Wayper has said that he only wants to work for companies that will send him too LCA [1]. While that criteria is quite reasonable it seems overly specific. Among[...]
Mental BenchmarkingMental Benchmarking
One thing that seems overlooked by most people who discuss productive work habits is the varying mental capacity for performing different types of work. While it’s well known that alcohol[...]
Contract Pay RatesContract Pay Rates
In a comment on my post about Bad Project Management [1] Don Marti [2] says “the more money you charge, the less of your time people waste, and the more[...]
Apprentice Computer Journalist WantedApprentice Computer Journalist Wanted
In a comment on my post about apprentices [1] Don Marti pointed me to a blog post of his from 6 months ago where he mentioned a need for an[...]
Bad Project ManagementBad Project Management
I have just read a rant by Sean Middleditch about bad project management [1]. He describes his post as “personal, rather angsty, and especially whiny” but I think it’s useful[...]
ApprenticesApprentices
Shintaro wrote an interesting post about Rakugo (a form of story-telling) and Mottainai (a particular form of gratitude that is now becoming an English word in reference to environmentalism) [1].[...]
The Price of FoodThe Price of Food
If you live in a hotel for an extended period of time (which can provide significant career benefits – click on this link for details [1]) the issue of food[...]