Timeline for Why are part-time jobs in programming an anomaly?
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| Feb 8, 2016 at 9:05 | comment | added | Otomo | @nickie Didn't seem random to me - my mistake | |
| Feb 8, 2016 at 8:36 | comment | added | nikie | @Otomo: Then why do you assume that? I didn't even think about that until you mentioned it. I simply used male and female pronouns randomly, like I always do. | |
| Feb 8, 2016 at 8:18 | comment | added | Otomo | It's a bit sexist to assume that the part-time employee is a she while the fulltime one is a he ... | |
| Nov 27, 2011 at 0:03 | history | edited | Peter Mortensen | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Added some context. |
| Nov 25, 2011 at 19:40 | comment | added | nikie | @Mikle: Oh, I hope I didn't offend you, then. That was not the intention. I just wanted to say that the kind of part-time jobs I can think of aren't very good for gathering experience or for your future CV. | |
| Nov 25, 2011 at 18:25 | comment | added | Mikle | Well, your edit is kinda off, I've been working full time for the past two years which I liked (well, the first year and a half), and even though I'm young I'm pretty experienced (5+ years). I'm quite conflicted now since I'm getting a lot of really great offers, but all of them want me for at least 5 days a week :) I guess I need to do some heavy thinking, maybe visit philosophy stack exchange :) | |
| Nov 25, 2011 at 9:27 | comment | added | nikie | @Jakob: Those jobs are even better, but harder to find, too. | |
| Nov 25, 2011 at 8:21 | comment | added | Jakob | Or, you could find a full-time job where you get to build something interesting, where you like your co-workers and where you genuinely like going to work each morning AND where you play StarCraft as well :) | |
| Nov 24, 2011 at 21:26 | history | made wiki | Post Made Community Wiki by user41482 | ||
| Nov 24, 2011 at 18:18 | comment | added | Mikle | Accepted because you also answered part two of the question, even if it is not the answer I hoped for. | |
| Nov 24, 2011 at 18:17 | vote | accept | Mikle | ||
| Nov 24, 2011 at 18:05 | history | edited | nikie | CC BY-SA 3.0 | added 1160 characters in body |
| Nov 24, 2011 at 17:00 | comment | added | Mikle | This saddens me a bit. I really hoped for a way to sell it better, but maybe it is as impossible as you say it is. | |
| Nov 24, 2011 at 16:54 | comment | added | punkrockbuddyholly | I don't think it's depressing that you would think about work on your own time. I often do that because I like my job. It's depressing that management expects it. | |
| Nov 24, 2011 at 16:52 | comment | added | Péter Török | @MrMisterMan, let me add that IMHO this is a very limited manager's view (albeit sadly common). Good managers know that their employees - or rather, colleagues - need time to relax and recharge, otherwise they will get tired, thus start making mistakes, and eventually may even burn out - which is a much bigger loss for the company in the long run, than the few extra work hours gained in the short term. | |
| Nov 24, 2011 at 16:50 | comment | added | nikie | @MrMisterMan: If you enjoy your job, I'm not sure why? Our brains aren't computers where you can just switch a task on or off - our subconscious constantly works on things that we care about. Even if we're consciously thinking about something completely different or even sleeping at the time. We're just wired that way. | |
| Nov 24, 2011 at 15:49 | comment | added | nikie | @PéterTörök: True, but I guess if an employer thinks you're one of these developers, he wouldn't hire you part-time or full-time. | |
| Nov 24, 2011 at 14:44 | comment | added | punkrockbuddyholly | ...his mind is really working for the company 24 hours a day, 7 days a week... ...Instead of thinking about his day-job at home... From a manager's point of view I can see the logic. From a human point of view this is very depressing. | |
| Nov 24, 2011 at 14:07 | comment | added | Péter Török | @Steve314, I am fairly sure they aren't encouraging their employees to do paid work to another company during their regular work hours... Sorry if this wasn't clear, I didn't mean personal hobby projects. | |
| Nov 24, 2011 at 12:25 | comment | added | user8709 | @Péter - Google even encourages employees to work on side-jobs IIRC, at least within limits and structured in a particular way. | |
| Nov 24, 2011 at 11:00 | comment | added | Péter Török | I've known many full time employees who weren't thinking much about their employer's problems even during regular work hours. Some even worked on side jobs, using the employer's resources. | |
| Nov 24, 2011 at 10:26 | history | answered | nikie | CC BY-SA 3.0 |