http://hp.vox.com/library/posts/tags/work/page/1/ Food, music and a lot of other stuff too... en Vox Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:00:08 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss work http://hp.vox.com/library/post/research.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(hp) http://hp.vox.com/library/post/research.html?_c=feed-rss http://hp.vox.com/library/post/research.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:00:08 -0700 One of the most interesting things I get to do in my job is observational research. There are, however, a lot of variables in a study, lots of things (small and large) that can go wrong: The study design may not be effectively addressing the r... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/post/research.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251c3baa549d00f48ceffe080002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> work http://hp.vox.com/library/post/my-work-world.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(hp) http://hp.vox.com/library/post/my-work-world.html?_c=feed-rss http://hp.vox.com/library/post/my-work-world.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:49:20 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398da1ae20004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398da1ae20004-50si" alt="Taking Care of Business...Everyday" /></a> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398da1b9e0004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398da1b9e0004-50si" alt="Forecast" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I've been working hard and long but it's OK. My current client provides portfolio management software to financial planners. They've got a great system and we're making it better. The papers on my desk are bits and pieces of the current user inte... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/post/my-work-world.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251c3baa549d00e398da0d660002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> work chicago http://hp.vox.com/library/post/literally-banging-my-head-against-the-wall.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(hp) http://hp.vox.com/library/post/literally-banging-my-head-against-the-wall.html?_c=feed-rss http://hp.vox.com/library/post/literally-banging-my-head-against-the-wall.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 30 May 2007 20:15:15 -0700 I am working on a project that is more challenging than most; I like the challenge, but the time frame is making me crazy. I hit the wall this afternoon, staring blankly at my computer screen. I just... didn't... want... to... think. I got up from... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/post/literally-banging-my-head-against-the-wall.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251c3baa549d00cd972f04494cd5?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> work http://hp.vox.com/library/post/lunch.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(hp) http://hp.vox.com/library/post/lunch.html?_c=feed-rss http://hp.vox.com/library/post/lunch.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 16 May 2007 19:17:55 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c3baa549d00cd972a7cda4cd5.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c2251c3baa549d00cd972a7cda4cd5-50si" alt="Lunch" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> One thing I try to do at work is take time away from my desk for lunch. At the consulting firm I work for, we each mostly work solo on projects, and so there are fewer natural opportunities for social interactions (compared with companies where pe... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/post/lunch.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251c3baa549d00d09e6c5609be2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> work lunch http://hp.vox.com/library/post/in-the-mail-today.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(hp) http://hp.vox.com/library/post/in-the-mail-today.html?_c=feed-rss http://hp.vox.com/library/post/in-the-mail-today.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 27 Mar 2007 17:21:42 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c3baa549d00d414292aa86a47.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c2251c3baa549d00d414292aa86a47-50si" alt="Take Full Control" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Drake suggested this is exactly what I need this week to TAKE FULL CONTROL. I am otherwise lacking almost ANY control this week... nearly buried under at work. But with the Magnatrac (TM) I will "Conquer 1,0001 'impossible' jobs!" Think of th... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/post/in-the-mail-today.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251c3baa549d00d09e5f5b54be2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> work http://hp.vox.com/library/post/a-bit-crushed.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(hp) http://hp.vox.com/library/post/a-bit-crushed.html?_c=feed-rss http://hp.vox.com/library/post/a-bit-crushed.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 13 Jul 2006 18:42:36 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251c3baa549d00c2251d0886549d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c2251c3baa549d00c2251d0886549d-50si" alt="Crushed" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I am lucky to love both my job and the company I work for. We had an opportunity with a new, high visibility client. I was really excited about the potential of the project. Well, they wound up going with another firm - one they had worked with... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://hp.vox.com/library/post/a-bit-crushed.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251c3baa549d00c2251cf19d604a?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> work