Twice this week I have ventured trough the railways of this place. Once on the way to Oxford for two days of poorly organised hobnobbing and today for some exam
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Virgin Trains offer a different selection on the Birmingham/Euston line which involves them serving you things on plates. Much more value for (taxpayers) money.
I am acustomed to the plate service on the Manchester-Euston line, but often they just bring it all at once with a ... well ... crap attitude. I found the more friendly attitude of the trolly person much better, though the food not.
I am becomming more of a train person than a car person, when it comes to longer journies. Partly due to the rubish roads and partly as I can get some work done.
It's the ability to work that does it for me. Especially now I have more to do. Which'll be good in terms of experience in a couple of years time when I want a new job :-)
However with wifi access appearing even that "space" will be eroded. My current ongoing task is trying to find the right e-mail/work balance. I already have more emails than I can deal with in a working day. The problem is people assume that because they emailed you you will be working on it.. communication has become demand-ication
The snail-mail system had a built in latency that allowed space for people to do their "job". Or is my job now communication not doing?
I am trying to get other communications channels into work (blogs, forums, IM, presence etc..) but that is a uphill struggle. My view is that this will take some of the pressure of direct email if it can be integrated with a cultural shift.
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I am becomming more of a train person than a car person, when it comes to longer journies. Partly due to the rubish roads and partly as I can get some work done.
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However with wifi access appearing even that "space" will be eroded. My current ongoing task is trying to find the right e-mail/work balance. I already have more emails than I can deal with in a working day. The problem is people assume that because they emailed you you will be working on it.. communication has become demand-ication
The snail-mail system had a built in latency that allowed space for people to do their "job". Or is my job now communication not doing?
I am trying to get other communications channels into work (blogs, forums, IM, presence etc..) but that is a uphill struggle. My view is that this will take some of the pressure of direct email if it can be integrated with a cultural shift.
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