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RE: Do you voluntarily develop long-term projects on the job?
Subject:RE: Do you voluntarily develop long-term projects on the job? From:"Bill Swallow" <wswallow -at- nycap -dot- rr -dot- com> To:"'John Posada'" <JPosada -at- book -dot- com>, "'TECHWR-L'" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 28 Aug 2003 01:22:11 -0400
I publicly plan all that I do. Why? So I don't burn time on something that:
1. They don't want me doing.
2. Someone already knows how to do.
3. Might already be on someone's radar.
4. Is seen as a nice to have but not until time permits.
It's really good to think about such projects, but always make your
intentions public. You may get more out of it that way (or save yourself 30
minutes a day of discarded work). And, no matter if it's seen as good or
bad, you'll get points for initiative.
Bill Swallow
wswallow -at- nycap -dot- rr -dot- com
::: -----Original Message-----
::: However, I'd like to know how you approach working on side
::: projects that
::: require long term development before introducing tem to your boss.
