by Dwayne Phillips There are many aspects to working from home or at the office. One is simply the time wasted commuting. Folks are returning to the office after the pandemic. They are? Are they saying they are, but not really? One simple aspect of the question is commuting. I live in he Virginia suburbs […]
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Work From Home, Work at the Office (And Commute)
January 4th, 2024 · No Comments
Tags: Accountability · America · Economics · Employment · Meaning · Measure · Remote Work · Work
Please Consider
November 30th, 2023 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips Bad things happen in the lives of employees. Other employees are asked to show consideration. This works for a short while. Managers need to act properly and quickly. Many years ago, I went to a fellow employee to retrieve some information from an equipment inventory. It was a mess. The guy didn’t […]
Tags: Accountability · Economics · Employment · Help · Leadership · Management
No Fun
October 16th, 2023 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips Sometimes, the better way to do something isn’t as much fun. A few years ago, I wrote a book on software project management. I began the book with the words, “I like to write software.” I did and still do like to write software. I am simulating a machine that does wonderful […]
Tags: Accountability · Adults · Employment · Fun · Integrity · Software
The Real Work
November 24th, 2022 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips Busy at work? But are we doing the real work? Consider for a moment the “fast food industry” in America. I think we Americans invented this endeavor. What are the key words? I believe #1 is “industry” and #2 is “fast.” The concept of “food” is … well, not so important. This […]
Tags: Appearances · Authentic · Employment · Practice · Work
Age Discrimination Clues
November 3rd, 2022 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips Employers give little clues that they won’t hire you because you are told old. Here are a couple of age discrimination clues I have heard: This job is really deep and difficult to learn. It will take smart person at least a year to learn all you need to know before you […]
Tags: Employment · Ethics · Image · Jobs · Work
What Work?
October 13th, 2022 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips A recent major survey shows that managers and the managed disagree on what work is and isn’t. Microsoft recently surveyed 20,000 persons across 11 countries about work. The result: 87% of the managed felt they worked as, or more, efficiently from home 80% of managers felt that at-home workers weren’t working Here […]
Tags: Alternatives · Employment · Leadership · Management · Remote Work · Work
Leaking or Sharing?
October 6th, 2022 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips Is it a data leak or an information share? Perhaps it is both; perhaps it is for the greater good. An old question has been asked again several times recently. Several decades ago I read of the non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) that the chip makers in Silicon Valley had. Employees signed legal documents […]
Tags: Employment · Jobs · Knowledge · Learning · Work
Welcome Back to the Office (?)
August 12th, 2021 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips Folks long for the good old days. That includes rich and famous CEOs. Tim Cook is ready for Apple’s workforce to return to the office building. Many in Apple’s workforce don’t want to return to the office building. Tim Cook is ready for Apple’s workforce to return to the office building. Did […]
Tags: Apple · Employment · Expectations · Leadership · Remote Work · Work
Telecommuting and Shipping
June 3rd, 2021 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips Working from home? Ship. End of questions about working from home. Fourteen months into the pandemic, many of us are still working from home. We are about to go back to the office building. I think. I am not sure. There are still questions about this telecommuting, telework, work from home, and […]
Tags: Culture · Employment · Expectations · Goals · Myth · Remote Work · Time · Work
Scientists or Technicians?
October 24th, 2019 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips It can be a sobering question, but one that we should address. Person A: Do you want to hire a scientist or a technician? Person B: A scientist, of course. Person A: But the job description lists a lot of tools, software and otherwise. Person B: Yes, of course. The person needs […]
Tags: Concepts · Employment · Jobs · Science · Technology · Tools