Comments on: Code or not in your spare time? Does it really matter? http://spreadingfunkyness.com/code-or-not-in-your-spare-time/ RIAbilitating the Internet Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:08:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Ades http://spreadingfunkyness.com/code-or-not-in-your-spare-time/comment-page-1/#comment-7054 Ades Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:12:07 +0000 http://spreadingfunkyness.com/?p=280#comment-7054 Whether the employer wants it or not, if the programmer wants to have a personal project he will still have it. The more pressure and the more stringent the employer gets about it, the more hidden and undetectable the projects will be. The ideal situation therefore would be, that the developer is clear of what employer expects from him; this could be meeting deadlines, being professional and serious at what he does, not getting involved in direct competition projects etc. At the same time, employer should give freedom to them on what they want to do on their spare time. Whether the employer wants it or not, if the programmer wants to have a personal project he will still have it. The more pressure and the more stringent the employer gets about it, the more hidden and undetectable the projects will be. The ideal situation therefore would be, that the developer is clear of what employer expects from him; this could be meeting deadlines, being professional and serious at what he does, not getting involved in direct competition projects etc. At the same time, employer should give freedom to them on what they want to do on their spare time.

]]> By: Jens P. Berget http://spreadingfunkyness.com/code-or-not-in-your-spare-time/comment-page-1/#comment-7023 Jens P. Berget Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:53:30 +0000 http://spreadingfunkyness.com/?p=280#comment-7023 Interesting. I've just been to an interview, and they asked me about my spear time. They didn't ask me if I worked 24 hours a day, but they wanted to know if I worked more than the regular hours (without saying it). I told them that I did a lot of stuff, like reading books, watch movies, play with my kids, play basket ball, kayaking and so on, but I didn't mention anything about work. My guess is that they won't offer me the job :-) - Jens - Interesting. I’ve just been to an interview, and they asked me about my spear time. They didn’t ask me if I worked 24 hours a day, but they wanted to know if I worked more than the regular hours (without saying it).

I told them that I did a lot of stuff, like reading books, watch movies, play with my kids, play basket ball, kayaking and so on, but I didn’t mention anything about work. My guess is that they won’t offer me the job :-)

- Jens -

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