Conference 7.286::digital

>The thought is that some of our enthusiasm for our hobbies might rub off on
>our work and the people we work with.  I would like to suggest that people
>organize Bring your Hobby to Work days.  You could do it at your group,
>organization or facility level.  You could do it at lunch time and it wouldn't
>cost the company anything.

Alot of CSC work is on the phone with a headset and that leaves hands free
for "other" occupations like hobbies.   I think its a great idea.

For myself, I don't think Digital would appreciate me roostin around the
buildings :( ...

Scott

    Great IDEA!
    
    I like to work on computers for my hobby...
    
    What do you think, should I bring my computers into work or just 
    do my job with computers we have at work?
    
    Life is nothing without passion...
    
    John W... (If I had another hobby, I'd be doing that for a living 
    instead of working on Computers -- today work is my hobby...)

    I somehow think my boss might get the wrong idea if he saw me
    totin' my black powder rifle across the parking lot :-)

	    Mike

    Interesting thought, as most of the UK Board of Management seem to be
    racing Yachtsmen, the image of customers arriving in DECpark in Reading
    to see large racing yachts in the carpark and directors walking around
    in  brightly coloured foul weather clothing could bring a smile to a 
    depressed workforce......I might even make a trip up from the Solent 
    office to see it......
    
    
    Pete

    I'm into music composition.  I'm usually working on a tune in my head
    as a background process while I work.  I'd imagine many (if not most)
    of the musician types in the company have a similar habit.  :)
    
    Steve

re .0

Nice thought but....

    ....what happens if your hobby is growing giant pumpkins?

:-)

    I've two hobbies... Amateur radio and singing.  Bringing my ham gear
    into the office area is a tad difficult... my antenna is 32 feet across
    and wouldn't quite fit.  8*)
    
    But my other avocation is barbershop harmony.  Now there are some
    possibilities there.  I sing with a quartet called the Bostones, and we
    do about a dozen performances every year.  I might be able to talk them
    into showing up at the PKO cafeteria some lunch time.. Could be fun.
    
    Any other barbershoppers out there that would like to warble a few
    notes?  (I'm a bass, so we'd need a Lead, Tenor and Bari)
    
    tony

    I believe there are alot of groups which 'bring there hobby to work'.  
    Take a look at the easynotes.lis file lately?   I think this is good to
    some point in that the participation of the hobby can be facilitated by
    our company.   Although work always comes first of course...

I like to play with cars but my old Studebakers would be a tight fit in the 
doors.  However, my BMW Isetta might just fit!!

Dave

My latest hobby is Homebrewing!  Whatda ya think?  8^)

Bob

     
    I like to target shoot using guns...i'm not sure that would go over too
    well if I walked into my office with a box of clay pigeons and a couple
    of rifles....
    
    
    /rp.
    

>My latest hobby is Homebrewing!  Whatda ya think?  8^)

I think it would add some flavor to those same old ice cream socials. :)

    Thanks for all of the interesting replies.  When I put the note in I
    wasn't sure what the response would be.
    
    What I am thinking about now is to actually plan and have a
    
    "Bring your Hobby to Work" day. 
    
    Maybe something in the cafeteria during the afternoon snack time.  People
    could bring in the quilt that they designed a new pattern for, or a chair
    that they seasoned each piece of wood for.  People could bring some
    special things in, set them up in the Cafe and share them with others. 
    I hope that by sharing the things that people hold special
    to them that maybe Digital might be a better place to work.  Who knows,
    maybe your boss collects stamps just like you do.  Or, maybe someone
    in that group that you have been trying to work with loves orchids just
    like you do.  These kinds of common interest and passions might just
    make a difference in our environment at Digital.
    
    I work in ZKO, so if anyone else in ZKO would like to help plan such an
    event please let me know, and we can make it happen.  The rest of you
    might consider doing something in your own facility.
    
    
    p.s.
    After reading some of the replies, some hobbies might be more feasible
    then others for this.  I am an archer, and I don't think that security
    would be happy about me bringing my compound bow into the building.  So
    be creative!  Maybe you have another hobby that lights you up.  Or
    maybe you can take some pictures and bring in some accessories that you
    could show off with.

    Sounds like a big morale booster, all of us sitting around in the
    cafeteria comparing our quilting squares.

What ever happened to the "On my Own Time" programs they used to run in the
70's and 80's, where folks brought in artwork that they had created for
a "show" complete with awards?

-Jack

    I've been toying with the idea, too.  As I mentioned in an earlier
    note, my hobby is barbershop quarteting... I will be singing tonite at
    a show in Boston, and will talk with the rest of the fellas to see if
    they are interested in doing a short (20 or 30 minutes) at some
    noontime at the PKO cafeteria.  For free of course.
    
    tony

    
    >> Note 2939.15 by TOOK::DELBALSO "I (spade) my (dog face)" 
    
    Zoom guests. 8)
    
    Tim 

	I shoot vermin - as the gun would probably be looked at sideways,

	that just leaves the pigeon, rook, and rats

	Heather

    
    The Rook is not a vermin; just a beligned bird...
    
    bc

	The rook drills down to get the seed once planted, rather than just 
	the loose ones on the surface that the pigeons get.

	The local farmer and gamekeeper, who's land I shoot, class them as
	vermin, and I'm happy to go with their definition.

	Heather

    
     yeah, I know, but I do enjoy there song,     
    
    bc
    

Stay away from Nasser's chess board!

                         <<< Note 2939.21 by LANDO::CANSLER >>>
    
    
         yeah, I know, but I do enjoy there song,
    
        bc
    
    
    
    

    
    nope, it is CAW CAW  a crow goes caw 
    
    
    bc
    

I live, breathe, sleep and dream computing, much to my wife's dismay, so I
already practice my hobby full time. I can vary the flavor of it by reading
the PC and MAC notes conferences at lunch time. For a change, I switch over to
woodworking (more notes!), and to keep fit, karate. Maybe I could combine 
things by breaking dead pc boards in the cafeteria with my bare hands ;^)

ZKO Residents

Imagine a day at ZKO is like a day with your favorite hobby.  Would you enjoy
coming to work everyday?  Would you be more engaged?  Would you be more
productive?  Would your work be of a higher quality?

If you would like to be a part of creating this kind of environment at ZKO,
join us for 

	Bring your Hobby to Work Day

All you have to do is bring your favorite hobby into work on Friday May 13 and
share it with the rest of the ZKO community.

We will provide tables in the cafeteria during lunch-time for you to show off
your hobby.  

If you want to bring your hobby into work, please let us know by sending the
following information to NASENG::HEATHER or NASENG::ROMANO,

	Name:
	e-mail address:
	DTN:
	Type of Hobby:
	Any special needs (like extra space etc.)

Please respond by Friday 29-May-94

Please remember that the normal rules of what you can bring into the building 
apply (so, firearms, cameras, and home brews are a no-no, although you could
be creative and bring in related materials to show off your hobby) 

If you have any comments about hobby day or would like to help organize the day,
please send us a note about that also.

Let's put the fun back into Digital!


Thanks,
Heather, and JCR

    

    .26
    
>All you have to do is bring your favorite hobby into work on Friday May 13 and
 ....
>Please respond by Friday 29-May-94
    
    hi, i think this is a typo, it should say 29-april-1994.
    
    \bye
    \nasser