Comments on: The Next Generation of Job Descriptions http://freelancefolder.com/the-next-generation-of-job-descriptions/ The Blog For Freelancers And Web-Workers Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:20:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mer http://freelancefolder.com/the-next-generation-of-job-descriptions/comment-page-1/#comment-177 Mer Tue, 07 Aug 2007 14:35:26 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/the-next-generation-of-job-descriptions/#comment-177 Does anyone remember what offices were like before the "modern" period took hold and infested our lives with cubes? Everyone had their own office more or less, and a comfortable chair, and possibly a window. People were given doors that can close, and some privacy in which to do their work. People came in, worked 8 hours with a minimum of interruption, and went home. I thought that sort of office was a memory only alive in old movies, and then I got my current position, where ALL of that is true. I thought my company was an isolated throwback, and then my partner got a new job, and her company is the same way. Old paradigms don't die, man, they become consultancies. Does anyone remember what offices were like before the “modern” period took hold and infested our lives with cubes? Everyone had their own office more or less, and a comfortable chair, and possibly a window. People were given doors that can close, and some privacy in which to do their work. People came in, worked 8 hours with a minimum of interruption, and went home.

I thought that sort of office was a memory only alive in old movies, and then I got my current position, where ALL of that is true. I thought my company was an isolated throwback, and then my partner got a new job, and her company is the same way.

Old paradigms don’t die, man, they become consultancies.

]]> By: Shane http://freelancefolder.com/the-next-generation-of-job-descriptions/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Shane Sat, 04 Aug 2007 19:42:13 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/the-next-generation-of-job-descriptions/#comment-152 This is a big idea. I see a lot of companies with no clearly defined leadership hierarchy simply because they don't have any experienced leaders. And it doesn't work out very well for them. At the same time, (not really knowing what I was doing at the time - haha) I built a very collaborative team environment a couple years ago. It opened my eyes to what's possible when you build a team of leaders and hand the keys over to them. This is a big idea.

I see a lot of companies with no clearly defined leadership hierarchy simply because they don’t have any experienced leaders. And it doesn’t work out very well for them.

At the same time, (not really knowing what I was doing at the time – haha) I built a very collaborative team environment a couple years ago.

It opened my eyes to what’s possible when you build a team of leaders and hand the keys over to them.

]]> By: Adam Donkus http://freelancefolder.com/the-next-generation-of-job-descriptions/comment-page-1/#comment-151 Adam Donkus Sat, 04 Aug 2007 14:38:51 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/the-next-generation-of-job-descriptions/#comment-151 I don't know Ryan, I am not so sure I want to see the change. I kind of like the old titles. Several titles in particular that I always aspired to attain were that of Sanitatian Engineer and Petroleum Dispensing technician. However, my newest title, Web2.0 Marketing Director will be around for at least the rest of this year. Adam I don’t know Ryan, I am not so sure I want to see the change.
I kind of like the old titles.
Several titles in particular that I always aspired to attain were that of Sanitatian Engineer and Petroleum Dispensing technician.
However, my newest title, Web2.0 Marketing Director will be around for at least the rest of this year.

Adam

]]> By: Michael Martine http://freelancefolder.com/the-next-generation-of-job-descriptions/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Michael Martine Sat, 04 Aug 2007 14:16:37 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/the-next-generation-of-job-descriptions/#comment-150 I think you're right on with this. The fallout from these changes will be interesting to see. Many businesses just aren't going to get it and they will go the way of the dinosaur. They're not going to realize that something they see as a problem is really the solution. I hear people talking about how young people these days don't have any work ethic, don't know how to dress for work, and spend too much time playing games and IM'ing. They think everything's going to hell in a handbasket. They don't see the companies and individuals making money and doing cool stuff in their own way. If you told them Facebook is the next Outlook, they'd laugh (and they barely even know how to use Outlook). I think you’re right on with this. The fallout from these changes will be interesting to see. Many businesses just aren’t going to get it and they will go the way of the dinosaur.

They’re not going to realize that something they see as a problem is really the solution. I hear people talking about how young people these days don’t have any work ethic, don’t know how to dress for work, and spend too much time playing games and IM’ing. They think everything’s going to hell in a handbasket.

They don’t see the companies and individuals making money and doing cool stuff in their own way. If you told them Facebook is the next Outlook, they’d laugh (and they barely even know how to use Outlook).

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