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> People don't have to say when they are working. This is a bad idea. People should not have to work all on the same schedule, but having some shared understa

> People don't have to say when they are working. This is a bad idea. People should not have to work all on the same schedule, but having some shared understanding of when people work or take time off is certainly a good thing.

ozten 8y ago
I read this as "You don't constantly have to announce that you are working", maybe some copy editing would make the intent clearer.
- toddsiegel 8y ago
  If you mean announcing every time you walk the dog, or run a quick errand, then sure, of course. I work remotely and keep regular hours. I communicate any major deviation from those hours. I’ve worked with people that keep super random hours. That is fine too, but they have to communicate some kind of expectations to the team. It’s super frustrating when they don’t. It becomes hard to manage if you’re directly depending on them for any reason.
joeax 8y ago
I think it shouldn't be necessary, but people should do it as a courtesy. It's like a PTO calendar. It's just nice to know when people will be around, especially if your environment requires some collaboration.
- giancarlostoro 8y ago
  A calendar or wth peoples preferred schedule under a specific time zone is would do wonders. If they ever need to deviate they can change it ahead of time and / or let everyone know through Slack. We do this at my job where we are in an office but we do have two or more remote only employees. Its easier for me to look in there and figure out why xyz is not in the office or Slack for the last 4 hours.
rhizome 8y ago
having some shared understanding of when people work or take time off is certainly a good thing Could make a web page that is like an In/Out board[1], but looks at the person's git commits (plus Slack, etc.) to map out when they tend to be active. 1. https://cloudfront.zoro.com/product/full/Z-_Ntvfo5oz.JPG https://cloudfront.zoro.com/product/full/Z-_Ntvfo5oz.JPG
- toddsiegel 8y ago
  Cool idea.

ozten 8y ago

I read this as "You don't constantly have to announce that you are working", maybe some copy editing would make the intent clearer.

toddsiegel 8y ago
If you mean announcing every time you walk the dog, or run a quick errand, then sure, of course. I work remotely and keep regular hours. I communicate any major deviation from those hours. I’ve worked with people that keep super random hours. That is fine too, but they have to communicate some kind of expectations to the team. It’s super frustrating when they don’t. It becomes hard to manage if you’re directly depending on them for any reason.

joeax 8y ago

I think it shouldn't be necessary, but people should do it as a courtesy. It's like a PTO calendar. It's just nice to know when people will be around, especially if your environment requires some collaboration.

giancarlostoro 8y ago
A calendar or wth peoples preferred schedule under a specific time zone is would do wonders. If they ever need to deviate they can change it ahead of time and / or let everyone know through Slack. We do this at my job where we are in an office but we do have two or more remote only employees. Its easier for me to look in there and figure out why xyz is not in the office or Slack for the last 4 hours.

rhizome 8y ago

having some shared understanding of when people work or take time off is certainly a good thing Could make a web page that is like an In/Out board[1], but looks at the person's git commits (plus Slack, etc.) to map out when they tend to be active. 1. https://cloudfront.zoro.com/product/full/Z-_Ntvfo5oz.JPG https://cloudfront.zoro.com/product/full/Z-_Ntvfo5oz.JPG

toddsiegel 8y ago
Cool idea.