On working away from the office
For a long time I have been doing a lot of my work away from the office. It all began while I was working for Sofigate. Their office is in Otaniemi and I moved to Roihuvuori. My commute would have been an hour by bike and even more by metro and bus. And the office was terrible! So, I did most of my work in cafes, libraries and in the cigar club. And it all went quite OK. Now, after almost three years at Codento, I got the chance to try to do my work from Girona, 2500 km from our office as the crow flies. It is not possible for me to pop in the office and meet someone face-to-face. All communication must take place over some media. I am becoming quite adept at using Google Hangouts, Whatsapp, Facetime, Slack, GoToMeeting and even traditional email. Not the office, but a good place to think I have learnt something during my 1.5 months in Girona. Let me tell about how working away from the office has changed my way of working. My working day is not anymore some number of conse...