DISQUS

Scott Hanselman · 2 years ago

I suspect Nick and I agree more than you'd think. I just don't like folks who aren't excited about work when they are at work. I'm all about going home when work's done.

Nick Bradbury · 2 years ago

Nice post, Aaron!

I'm not so sure that Scott's post is really at odds with mine, though. As Scott says in his post, he also has to stop work at a reasonable hour in order to pick up his son, and I know he seeks a good life/work balance.

What he's really saying - and I agree with him - is that it's no fun working with people who aren't enthusiastic about their coding. Like Scott, my techie brain doesn't shut down completely after I leave work. I love what I do, so even "off the clock" I find myself thinking about ways to improve my software.

But I do make sure that my geekdom doesn't infect my family life to the point that my kids wonder who their daddy is :) After all, I can't imagine being in my 70s and wishing I'd spent less time with my family and more time in front of the computer.