Working on your own vs. working in a team

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which do you prefer and why?

― MarkH (MarkH), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 09:06 (twenty-two years ago)

i ask coz I've just got a new job as an editor where I'll be working on my own all the time, whereas for the past three and a half years I've worked as part of a team of people. For the past four months i've been a team leader of a team of three.

― MarkH (MarkH), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 09:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Two years ago I became a manager and instead of being a happy network troglodyte that keeps the trains running on time, I'm now "managing" a tech staff of four people. I do less coding and find myself increasing Dilberted with "manager activities" past my own personal breaking point (recent state budget crises have magnified this somewhat). I have zero interest in what I do and wake up each morning weary at the thought of dragging my sorry ass into the office to confront the same tedium all the while hoping that the building has burned down, fallen over, and sunk into the swamp.

Working on your own is the best by far. I'd be the happiest if personal interaction was kept at a minimum and I didn't have to talk in person with anyone. As it is, I stay in my office all day with the door closed.

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 09:21 (twenty-two years ago)

You can't spell 'team' without ME!

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 11:00 (twenty-two years ago)

own own own own own

― the surface noise (electricsound), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 11:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Mostly on my own, but it helps to have a team when there's a deadline looming. I hate letting other people down, but letting myself down has never been a problem.

― Madchen (Madchen), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 11:18 (twenty-two years ago)

It's great to be part of a team who mucks in to get stuff done.

Right now I hate working from home. Can be very isolating!

― suzy (suzy), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 11:43 (twenty-two years ago)

I'd be the happiest if personal interaction was kept at a minimum and I didn't have to talk in person with anyone.

Heaven! Except for a couple of my coworkers, they're cool.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 11:58 (twenty-two years ago)

I hate working in teams, everyone else is always such a letdown.

― ipsofacto (ipsofacto), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 12:00 (twenty-two years ago)

You can't spell 'team' without ME!

Classic! I'm definitely going to use that one in my next job interview.

― 57 7th (calstars), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 12:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Erm, isn't it 'tame' that you can't spell without ME?

More important to note that you can't spell 'team' without TEA.

― winterland, Tuesday, 13 April 2004 12:56 (twenty-two years ago)

On my own. Holy shit, definitely. Why? Because people are ass holes and I don't like them.

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 12:56 (twenty-two years ago)

I like to work on my own. I don't like arguing with the other people and have to tell them their ideas are no good. But I will work with people if I have to.

― Aja (aja), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 14:15 (twenty-two years ago)

I like working on my own when i want to work. On lazy days the team proves useful.

― Ramenda, Tuesday, 13 April 2004 20:16 (twenty-two years ago)

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