I have just begun building a development group for a company that is run by old school management types who are leary of flex-time. I stated it this way:
1. The age old reason: programmers are happier working in flexible environments not just flexible time
2. Communication is important, but unecessary distraction by unscheduled interruptions kills productivity. Schedule meetings when necessary and make those the only required times.
3. Most of the developers I know like to work at night(when there are less distrations around.)
4. You cannot expect someone to show up at 9:00 am after working all night.
5. This is a job hunters market - I cannot afford to lose a talented developer due to old traditional practices.
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Seems like a Rudy Rucker book where beings are created from gene-tweaked molds and algae and the flesh is sold at fast food restaurants.
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I can't for the life of me understand why HP wants to install a polish distribution of the GNOME desktop.
1. The age old reason: programmers are happier working in flexible environments not just flexible time
2. Communication is important, but unecessary distraction by unscheduled interruptions kills productivity. Schedule meetings when necessary and make those the only required times.
3. Most of the developers I know like to work at night(when there are less distrations around.)
4. You cannot expect someone to show up at 9:00 am after working all night.
5. This is a job hunters market - I cannot afford to lose a talented developer due to old traditional practices.