Comments on: Work Identity / Internet Identity http://blog.purevisibility.com/2008/09/268/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:39:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: jhullman http://blog.purevisibility.com/2008/09/268/comment-page-1/#comment-926 jhullman Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:22:39 +0000 http://blog.purevisibility.com/?p=268#comment-926 Hmm, I don't know that I have a good answer to that question. Freedom is what I have the greatest sense of having lost when I experience a weekend or night where I've spent more time on work-related stuff than I would've liked. Which is why Certaeu talked about 'la perruque' as a tactic, where tactic's definition assumes a lack of power on the part of the one practicing it, versus a strategy (in this context, the business's means of controlling employee behavior/invading personal privacy)-these are strategies, which require a position of power on the part of the one using it. I guess depending on the person, family and social life could definitely be affected. Sometimes when I catch myself doing work stuff when its not really necessary I ask myself, 'what should I be doing?', where the correct answer is whatever feel 'right', which usually isn't work, could be family, hobby, pet, etc in that moment. Hmm, I don’t know that I have a good answer to that question. Freedom is what I have the greatest sense of having lost when I experience a weekend or night where I’ve spent more time on work-related stuff than I would’ve liked. Which is why Certaeu talked about ‘la perruque’ as a tactic, where tactic’s definition assumes a lack of power on the part of the one practicing it, versus a strategy (in this context, the business’s means of controlling employee behavior/invading personal privacy)-these are strategies, which require a position of power on the part of the one using it. I guess depending on the person, family and social life could definitely be affected. Sometimes when I catch myself doing work stuff when its not really necessary I ask myself, ‘what should I be doing?’, where the correct answer is whatever feel ‘right’, which usually isn’t work, could be family, hobby, pet, etc in that moment.

]]> By: PJ http://blog.purevisibility.com/2008/09/268/comment-page-1/#comment-925 PJ Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:53:07 +0000 http://blog.purevisibility.com/?p=268#comment-925 If business identity is intruding on both the time and self-perception of the personal identity, what parts of the personal identity are the ones being driven out or overridden? Familial, social, a broader sense of accomplishment? If business identity is intruding on both the time and self-perception of the personal identity, what parts of the personal identity are the ones being driven out or overridden? Familial, social, a broader sense of accomplishment?

]]> By: dunrie http://blog.purevisibility.com/2008/09/268/comment-page-1/#comment-903 dunrie Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:37:18 +0000 http://blog.purevisibility.com/?p=268#comment-903 Really thought provoking. It's Saturday night and I've got tomato sauce and canning jars boiling on the stove and I'm just nosing around in my feedreader while I wait for the sauce to boil down enough to can, and I came across this article, and boom here I am doing work, or thinking about work. This experience reinforces for me the relevance of your post....It is difficult to maintain balance in an environment of constant connectivity. I do so by not mixing my work and my personal email accounts, so I really can have some downtime to refresh and recharge, but it isn't a perfect firewall. I'm not sure what the magic balance point is, but I think I get there by careful attention and adjustment/readjustment as I notice I've veered too far towards one extreme. Really thought provoking.

It’s Saturday night and I’ve got tomato sauce and canning jars boiling on the stove and I’m just nosing around in my feedreader while I wait for the sauce to boil down enough to can, and I came across this article, and boom here I am doing work, or thinking about work.

This experience reinforces for me the relevance of your post….It is difficult to maintain balance in an environment of constant connectivity. I do so by not mixing my work and my personal email accounts, so I really can have some downtime to refresh and recharge, but it isn’t a perfect firewall.

I’m not sure what the magic balance point is, but I think I get there by careful attention and adjustment/readjustment as I notice I’ve veered too far towards one extreme.

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