Author:Daniel Berch of Techdirt
Blurring Work/Life Boundaries Okay For Me… But Not For Everyone
by Daniel Berch of Techdirt / Oct 16
For me, the work/life distinction has all but disappeared. I use the same email address for both work and personal communication. I check my blackberry every ten minutes of every waking hour. I cannot turn off. And I like it that way! I have good friends who are also business partners. And business partners who are friends.
For my employees, however, I want them to maintain a distinction. Although I don’t mind email being used for some personal communication, I don’t want employees emailing anything that would put the company in a negative light (or potentially result in litigation). So I am more comfortable with personal lives blurring into work (i..e, checking gmail accounts during work hours) than I am with work blurring into personal (e.g., sending personal emails to coworkers through work accounts)
When socialization is a part of the workplace reality, it’s important to give mobile workers the freedom, flexibility and privacy they expect, while maintaining supervision and control for legal accountability and operational effectiveness.
The Virtual Office Of A Digital Nomad
by Daniel Berch of Techdirt / Sep 26
As an entrepreneur and small business owner, I spend most of my time working out of a “virtual office.” While it’s not possible to go 100% paperless, it *is* possible to reduce paper significantly and keep most work on the laptop. When I’m on the road, I have my Samsonite 22″ suitcase with 10 year warranty that I bought on clearance (best $20 I ever spent). A Targus laptop bag, and also a fold-up canvas bag that’s good for any odds and ends that might accumulate during the course of a trip.
My laptop of choice is a super-light IBM thinkpad. A spare battery is well worth its weight in gold. I’ve used Dell laptops in the past, but they’re just not built to withstand my sledgehammer-style typing. Nothing more annoying than …Read More
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