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"No, many jobs aren't customer facing yet require you to be in a certain place at a certain time, such as most trades (carpentry and welding), long haul truckin

"No, many jobs aren't customer facing yet require you to be in a certain place at a certain time, such as most trades (carpentry and welding), long haul trucking, repairman, and deliveryman." What about those, if you're not interacting with the customer, requires a certain time? A repairman can work any time if hes not dealing with the customer - as long as the job is done on time. The same for all of these. Most of the things you listed are customer facing... which is why they have timeframes, so you can interact with the customer (or have access, etc).

sheepmullet 10y ago
A lot of jobs require coordination with other people. A truck driver can arrive whenever they want provided there are staff ready to unload when they arrive. An uncoordinated house build can take 2-3x as long due to trades waiting on each other. Etc.
jimmywanger 10y ago
> What about those, if you're not interacting with the customer, requires a certain time Well, two things. First, the article mentions having to be in a certain place at a certain time. You're just addressing the time component. Most jobs still need you to actually be there, such as trades and long haul trucking. (long haul trucking is the most common job in the united states http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/02/05/382664837/map-the-most-common-job-in-every-state http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/02/05/382664837/map-t...) > Most of the things you listed are customer facing I don't know what your definition of customer facing is. Long haul trucking certainly isn't, and if you're a welder, you don't actually have to see the customer. In fact, you usually talk to your account manager who dispatches you out to customer sites. > as long as the job is done on time No man is an island. Most of the time, you're part of a long chain of dependencies to get things done. If you're part of a team, you have to show up when they show up. You also have hard deadlines in order to unblock the people downstream for you. If the framing isn't done on schedule for a house, the electrical can't go in, and if the electrical isn't in, the drywall can't go in. You can't just "make up time" on the weekends.

sheepmullet 10y ago

A lot of jobs require coordination with other people. A truck driver can arrive whenever they want provided there are staff ready to unload when they arrive. An uncoordinated house build can take 2-3x as long due to trades waiting on each other. Etc.

jimmywanger 10y ago

> What about those, if you're not interacting with the customer, requires a certain time Well, two things. First, the article mentions having to be in a certain place at a certain time. You're just addressing the time component. Most jobs still need you to actually be there, such as trades and long haul trucking. (long haul trucking is the most common job in the united states http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/02/05/382664837/map-the-most-common-job-in-every-state http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/02/05/382664837/map-t...) > Most of the things you listed are customer facing I don't know what your definition of customer facing is. Long haul trucking certainly isn't, and if you're a welder, you don't actually have to see the customer. In fact, you usually talk to your account manager who dispatches you out to customer sites. > as long as the job is done on time No man is an island. Most of the time, you're part of a long chain of dependencies to get things done. If you're part of a team, you have to show up when they show up. You also have hard deadlines in order to unblock the people downstream for you. If the framing isn't done on schedule for a house, the electrical can't go in, and if the electrical isn't in, the drywall can't go in. You can't just "make up time" on the weekends.