would you voluntarily work on a project that was for work

[SaturnX]

Nope, my time isn't free.

 

[Gunslinger08]

Originally posted by: Armitage

Originally posted by: joshsquall

Originally posted by: Armitage

Originally posted by: DaShen
I did that once. Trust me. It isn't a good idea. It will start off as a small side project, but if it is you boss it will escalate into something that takes up all your time. I guarantee.

So what's wrong with that? That's the whole idea actually - if it's something interesting & fun enough to work on it on the side, then it would be great to have it turn into my full time job.

I don't go to work just to take home a paycheck. Life is to short to spend that much time doing something just for a paycheck.

You must really love your job if you want to do it for free, during your own time, when you could be with your friends and family or pursuing another interest.

Shrug - I spend plenty of time with my family. Probably more then most.

But instead of turning on the TV or the video games after the kids are in bed, i'm more likely to do some work on one of my projects. Probably doesn't amount to more then a few hours a week tops. I do really enjoy my work, and these side projects help advance my career - which as I said, is more then just a paycheck.

Are you married? If so, why aren't you spending that time after the kids go to sleep with your wife building your relationship, enjoying each other (alone), etc?

 

[D1gger]

I have and will continue to work at home when I have some spare time.

If you work for a reasonable manager, he will recognize the extra effort and you will be suitably rewarded with increased pay and/or promotion as time goes by.

As far as some of the other comments about spending time with your family or friends, we all have some amount of free time that we use personally. We can choose to read a book, watch some tv or a movie, play video games etc. If I choose to work on an interesting project that is my choice and others are free to make whatever choice they are comfortable with.

 

[Armitage]

Originally posted by: joshsquall

Originally posted by: Armitage

Originally posted by: joshsquall

Originally posted by: Armitage

Originally posted by: DaShen
I did that once. Trust me. It isn't a good idea. It will start off as a small side project, but if it is you boss it will escalate into something that takes up all your time. I guarantee.

So what's wrong with that? That's the whole idea actually - if it's something interesting & fun enough to work on it on the side, then it would be great to have it turn into my full time job.

I don't go to work just to take home a paycheck. Life is to short to spend that much time doing something just for a paycheck.

You must really love your job if you want to do it for free, during your own time, when you could be with your friends and family or pursuing another interest.

Shrug - I spend plenty of time with my family. Probably more then most.

But instead of turning on the TV or the video games after the kids are in bed, i'm more likely to do some work on one of my projects. Probably doesn't amount to more then a few hours a week tops. I do really enjoy my work, and these side projects help advance my career - which as I said, is more then just a paycheck.

Are you married? If so, why aren't you spending that time after the kids go to sleep with your wife building your relationship, enjoying each other (alone), etc?

Not anymore. But I know what you're thinking, and no it wasn't the work - my family always comes first. She left because she was/is mentally ill & delusional - there's a few threads on it around here. She worked nights, so I had plenty of time to myself. Or time when she was pursuing her own interests & hobbies.

It's no different then any other hobby. Sometimes I spend alot of time in my woodworking shop, or working on my house. Sometimes I get in the mood to go out every free night. Sometimes I just veg out in front of the TV. And sometimes I spend every night adapting a speciated genetic algorithm to low thrust trajectory optimization problems.