Author Archives: bcriscuolo
No Hours?
Why Employees Shouldn’t Have Hours Employers ensure an erosion of employee trust by strictly enforcing when their employees must complete their work. Trust works in many directions within a company and team – peer to peer, worker to manager, company … Continue reading
Get New People
Is this the best you can do?: If the answer to this is “yes,” and you think you’re done, you might be settling too soon. The right question is, “Is this the best your team can do?” And if you … Continue reading
Marissa Mayer breaks her silence on Yahoo’s telecommuting policy
Marissa Mayer breaks her silence on Yahoo’s telecommuting policy All totally valid reasons. All the hubbub was over 200 people, out of 12,000. 1.7% of the workforce.
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Reason #10657-b
Reason #10657-b Drive car to garage, ride bike home. Bam.
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Why all the fuss over working from home?
Scott weighs in: Why all the fuss over working from home?: Hopefully Yahoo! doesn’t lose too many good people (if you’re a mobile developer at Yahoo! and are looking to leave, please drop me a note) with this move. In … Continue reading
Working from home is like saying no to drugs
Instead of asking, Am I more productive?, look at the other side and ask, Am I happier? There is no doubt that my life is enriched by working from home. Feeling good about going to work every day drives so … Continue reading
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Love of the Distributed Team
I LOVE the distribution of my current team. San Francisco, CA Charleston, SC San Diego, CA Tewksbury, MA Portland, OR Others around the world Despite being all over the place: WE ARE AWESOME.
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“Grand summary of posts on Remote work & Yahoo”
http://scottberkun.com/2013/in-defense-of-remote-work-and-marrisa-mayer/ A good set of posts from Scott Berkun Time to wrap up the Yahoo! threads and let them move on with their decisions.
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“You Do Not Want Me In Your Office”
For eleven years I have worked at home, thrilled with the arrangement Yahoo! provided. Free from distractions, free from traffic. Free from the burning, judgmental stares of other humans, from the deafening roar of each one drawing breath into their … Continue reading
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Missing Out
> Think of how many times companies miss out on really good developers just because they’re not open to remote workers. I think about this often and have seen the attitudes negative consequences. It isn’t pretty and it isn’t right. … Continue reading
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