Joblog on the Lintels: Weekly Work Summary for the week ending Friday, 2007 November 5

Monday, November 5, 2007

Weekly Work Summary for the week ending Friday, 2007 November 5

An imprecise, but accurate on the whole, job accounting.


Time at AMBS:			45h 51m 41s
Time Working:			38h 12m 53s
	Communication:		2h 14m 44s
	Meetings:		0h 53m 24s
	Research:		4h 55m 45s
	Interruptions:		6h 13m 2s
		Phone:	1h 59m 54s
		Visit:	3h 21m 19s
		E-mail:	0h 51m 49s
		Chat:	0h 0m 0s
	Planned:		23h 55m 58s
		Tasks/Projects:	20h 3m 16s
		House cleaning:	3h 52m 42s
	Unspecified:		0h 0m 0s
Break:			6h 27m 41s
Personal:			1h 11m 7s
Average Daily Time at AMBS:			9h 10m 20s
Averagy Daily Working Time:			7h 38m 34s

*** Raw Data ***

10/29/2007 8:07:51 AM,ar,"",0
10/29/2007 8:34:43 AM,hc,"email",1612
10/29/2007 8:57:48 AM,tk,"pastor computer",1385
10/29/2007 9:02:58 AM,re,"dhcp",310
10/29/2007 9:05:28 AM,re,"survey",150
10/29/2007 9:06:24 AM,iv,"corrupt file",56
10/29/2007 9:06:50 AM,tk,"pastor notebook",26
10/29/2007 9:07:39 AM,re,"survey monkey",49
10/29/2007 9:18:14 AM,ip,"find a file",635
10/29/2007 9:19:44 AM,ip,"ellul",90
10/29/2007 9:24:09 AM,hc,"email",265
10/29/2007 9:35:40 AM,hc,"admin fac",691
10/29/2007 9:43:12 AM,ip,"s:\",452
10/29/2007 9:43:55 AM,em,"admins",43
10/29/2007 9:44:24 AM,ip,"lightbulb question",29
10/29/2007 9:47:34 AM,em,"admins",190
10/29/2007 9:50:20 AM,re,"self study",166
10/29/2007 10:15:00 AM,bk,"monday",1480
10/29/2007 10:34:17 AM,tk,"new employee",1157
10/29/2007 10:35:34 AM,iv,"phone number",77
10/29/2007 10:43:22 AM,re,"sbc",468
10/29/2007 10:56:00 AM,tk,"lost attachments",758
10/29/2007 10:57:30 AM,hc,"email",90
10/29/2007 11:05:24 AM,iv,"lightbulb change",474
10/29/2007 11:22:52 AM,em,"self-study stuff (IT questions)",1048
10/29/2007 11:24:36 AM,hc,"email",104
10/29/2007 11:27:56 AM,tk,"pastor computer",200
10/29/2007 12:01:48 PM,re,"first monday and open journal system",2032
10/29/2007 12:07:04 PM,iv,"reading layout",316
10/29/2007 1:05:00 PM,bk,"lunch",3476
10/29/2007 1:15:55 PM,hc,"email",655
10/29/2007 1:21:21 PM,hc,"email",326
10/29/2007 1:34:50 PM,re,"open journal systems",809
10/29/2007 1:37:07 PM,hc,"email (evals)",137
10/29/2007 1:39:00 PM,re,"repatch",113
10/29/2007 1:54:24 PM,tk,"new dhcp scope",924
10/29/2007 1:59:13 PM,tk,"retrieve printout",289
10/29/2007 2:19:39 PM,tk,"zotero and profile playing",1226
10/29/2007 2:28:18 PM,tk,"zotero install script",519
10/29/2007 3:16:41 PM,tk,"printer inventory",2903
10/29/2007 3:20:47 PM,tk,"printer inventory",246
10/29/2007 3:21:37 PM,tk,"network revisions",50
10/29/2007 3:30:46 PM,iv,"picture size in powerpoint",549
10/29/2007 3:33:56 PM,ip,"spouse",190
10/29/2007 3:36:09 PM,iv,"powerpoint image insertion",133
10/29/2007 3:37:16 PM,tk,"network revisioning",67
10/29/2007 4:00:44 PM,tk,"network revisioning",1408
10/29/2007 4:11:11 PM,iv,"powerpoint images",627
10/29/2007 4:13:03 PM,tk,"mr16mi ip address",112
10/29/2007 4:18:25 PM,tk,"mr16mi",322
10/29/2007 4:35:38 PM,tk,"vmware stuff",1033

10/30/2007 7:58:11 AM,ar,"",0
10/30/2007 8:00:13 AM,hc,"jot tasks",122
10/30/2007 8:03:58 AM,ip,"drive space",225
10/30/2007 8:17:09 AM,ps,"ted talks",791
10/30/2007 8:22:43 AM,ip,"file saving",334
10/30/2007 8:42:55 AM,ps,"ted talk",1212
10/30/2007 9:02:49 AM,hc,"email",1194
10/30/2007 9:06:31 AM,re,"best practice",222
10/30/2007 9:16:37 AM,re,"best practices",606
10/30/2007 9:20:52 AM,ip,"course profiles vs syllabi question",255
10/30/2007 9:28:54 AM,re,"best practices",482
10/30/2007 9:32:35 AM,tk,"pastor computer",221
10/30/2007 9:58:14 AM,ie,"duplexer troubles",1539
10/30/2007 10:31:58 AM,re,"rss",2024
10/30/2007 10:34:08 AM,hc,"email",130
10/30/2007 10:41:45 AM,re,"rss",457
10/30/2007 10:48:26 AM,hc,"email",401
10/30/2007 10:54:59 AM,tk,"timezone fix",393
10/30/2007 11:06:04 AM,hc,"timecard",665
10/30/2007 11:17:28 AM,tk,"vmware",684
10/30/2007 11:25:02 AM,bk,"p",454
10/30/2007 11:32:05 AM,re,"vmware",423
10/30/2007 11:36:12 AM,iv,"notebook configuration",247
10/30/2007 11:41:36 AM,tk,"vmware",324
10/30/2007 11:47:18 AM,tk,"vmware",342
10/30/2007 11:55:39 AM,ps,"espn",501
10/30/2007 12:12:53 PM,tk,"vmware",1034
10/30/2007 12:46:49 PM,bk,"lunch",2036
10/30/2007 1:06:11 PM,ps,"tmq",1162
10/30/2007 1:13:11 PM,ps,"tmq",420
10/30/2007 1:17:57 PM,re,"ad best practices",286
10/30/2007 1:22:20 PM,iv,"student notebook questions",263
10/30/2007 1:29:56 PM,tk,"vmware",456
10/30/2007 1:40:34 PM,ip,"printer troubles",638
10/30/2007 2:35:33 PM,vi,"started out as an orientation discussion then digressed",3299
10/30/2007 2:51:42 PM,tk,"active directory stuff",969
10/30/2007 3:18:22 PM,re,"zotero",1600
10/30/2007 3:25:15 PM,tk,"public folders",413
10/30/2007 3:28:57 PM,tk,"drive access",222
10/30/2007 3:29:26 PM,hc,"email",29
10/30/2007 3:32:27 PM,ps,"class",181
10/30/2007 3:40:52 PM,re,"active directory stuff",505
10/30/2007 3:45:36 PM,bk,"d",284
10/30/2007 4:00:48 PM,tk,"active directory",912
10/30/2007 4:34:37 PM,tk,"domain reorganization",2029
10/30/2007 4:35:34 PM,hc,"email",57
10/30/2007 4:41:55 PM,tk,"more domain stuff",381
10/30/2007 4:52:41 PM,tk,"printer trouble",646
10/30/2007 5:08:03 PM,re,"flock",922
10/30/2007 5:17:47 PM,tk,"order",584
10/30/2007 5:25:01 PM,tk,"fix order",434

10/31/2007 7:50:50 AM,ar,"",0
10/31/2007 8:06:52 AM,hc,"email",962
10/31/2007 10:31:59 AM,tk,"rtb recording",8707
10/31/2007 10:34:02 AM,hc,"climate control",123
10/31/2007 10:39:15 AM,hc,"email",313
10/31/2007 10:41:01 AM,hc,"phone",106
10/31/2007 10:45:37 AM,hc,"phone",276
10/31/2007 11:51:22 AM,tk,"rtb and dvd",3945
10/31/2007 1:08:50 PM,bk,"lunch",4648
10/31/2007 1:14:33 PM,re,"trade mag",343
10/31/2007 2:42:30 PM,tk,"video for rtb",5277
10/31/2007 3:05:31 PM,tk,"some dns stuff",1381
10/31/2007 3:21:10 PM,re,"rss",939
10/31/2007 3:53:12 PM,hc,"mail call",1922
10/31/2007 4:52:30 PM,tk,"pricing",3558

11/01/2007 7:56:15 AM,ar,"",0
11/01/2007 8:07:13 AM,hc,"boot up and email",658
11/01/2007 9:01:57 AM,iv,"asst setup",3284
11/01/2007 9:04:46 AM,tk,"map drive",169
11/01/2007 9:14:08 AM,re,"battery",562
11/01/2007 9:58:37 AM,iv,"network wiring",2669
11/01/2007 10:07:31 AM,tk,"apple battery",534
11/01/2007 10:10:38 AM,re,"meeting prep",187
11/01/2007 10:31:45 AM,ip,"internet explorer troubles",1267
11/01/2007 10:32:27 AM,hc,"email",42
11/01/2007 10:32:58 AM,ph,"meeting time",31
11/01/2007 11:06:36 AM,tk,"dvd copying",2018
11/01/2007 12:00:00 PM,mt,"monthly",3204
11/01/2007 1:37:34 PM,bk,"forum",5854
11/01/2007 1:38:31 PM,hc,"phone",57
11/01/2007 2:02:58 PM,hc,"email",1467
11/01/2007 2:39:18 PM,re,"rss",2180
11/01/2007 2:40:14 PM,ph,"phone troubles?",56
11/01/2007 2:59:41 PM,vi,"monitor assessment",1167
11/01/2007 3:00:18 PM,hc,"phone",37
11/01/2007 3:05:10 PM,vi,"clc offices",292
11/01/2007 3:17:08 PM,re,"asset management",718
11/01/2007 3:19:05 PM,ip,"phone stuff",117
11/01/2007 3:20:41 PM,hc,"phone",96
11/01/2007 3:27:58 PM,ip,"mouse trouble",437
11/01/2007 3:45:33 PM,vi,"mouse delivery",1055
11/01/2007 3:51:43 PM,tk,"rtb transcoding",370
11/01/2007 3:58:13 PM,re,"trademag",390
11/01/2007 4:28:34 PM,tk,"network cable termination",1821
11/01/2007 4:31:26 PM,tk,"video transcoding",172
11/01/2007 5:05:00 PM,tk,"chapel rehearsal",2014
11/02/2007 5:20:00 PM,tk,"transcoding",75

11/02/2007 7:51:13 AM,ar,"",0
11/02/2007 7:58:45 AM,hc,"email",452
11/02/2007 8:00:39 AM,tk,"video transcoding",114
11/02/2007 8:09:29 AM,tk,"video transcode",530
11/02/2007 9:05:30 AM,tk,"new monitors for nekeisha",3361
11/02/2007 9:53:56 AM,tk,"net wiring",2906
11/02/2007 10:10:00 AM,bk,"seminary sampler",964
11/02/2007 10:27:04 AM,tk,"remote e-mail",1024
11/02/2007 11:06:00 AM,iv,"tshooting",2336
11/02/2007 11:14:18 AM,tk,"transcoding",498
11/02/2007 11:22:33 AM,tk,"transcode",495
11/02/2007 12:30:00 PM,tk,"chapel recording",4047
11/02/2007 1:37:45 PM,bk,"lunch",4065
11/02/2007 1:53:58 PM,hc,"email",973
11/02/2007 2:08:46 PM,iv,"printing copying and folding",888
11/02/2007 2:11:13 PM,tk,"transcoding",147
11/02/2007 2:12:58 PM,iv,"projector location",105
11/02/2007 2:14:30 PM,tk,"transcoding",92
11/02/2007 2:15:25 PM,iv,"pci card",55
11/02/2007 2:30:52 PM,tk,"transcoding",927
11/02/2007 2:53:28 PM,tk,"transcoding",1356
11/02/2007 3:43:46 PM,tk,"transcode",3018
11/02/2007 3:58:49 PM,vi,"deliver battery",903
11/02/2007 4:05:28 PM,ip,"satisfaction (can't get no)",399
11/02/2007 4:40:54 PM,ip,"satisfaction survey",2126
11/02/2007 5:07:04 PM,ie,"shutdown public computers",1570
11/02/2007 5:19:36 PM,tk,"ready computer for monday",752
11/02/2007 5:32:58 PM,re,"rss",802
11/02/2007 5:36:37 PM,tk,"transcoding",219

How to Read These Posts

These posts are posted by a perl script I wrote to parse the output of a text file created by a slightly modified version of quicklogger. Posts on Tuesday through Saturday cover one work day; posts on Monday summarize the previous work week.

The parser relies heavily on two-letter codes, visible in the raw data. These codes went into effect July 1, 2016:

ar = arrive (as in, "this is when I arrived at work")
bk/ps = break (unpaid) or personal stuff
mt = meeting
mr = meeting-related (preparation/followup)
bm = budget management (shame on you)
re = reading/research
or = ordering
tr = training (includes telling someone how to do something, not just student supervision)
su = supervision
pr = project (just a task, but longer -- I know them when I see them)
av = specific AV-related task or project
hr/tk = short task/project done immediately (hr = something someone asked me to do; tk = something I decided to do just right then without planning for it)
ro/on = routine or ongoing task/project - stuff I do regularly for whatever reason
tm = task I initiated (but planned to do at a particular time, not something I just thought of this moment)
to,ob = task initiated at another's behest, but something I scheduled to work on at this particular time (not an emergency or spontaneous "let's just get this done" thing)
nw = meta-work (recording vacation, registering for a conference, rewriting the joblogger, chatting with the colleague whose quick question turned into a longer discussion about unrelated things [pastoral care work])
cl = community life stuff (chapel, forum, breaks)
co,em = correspondence, consultation, email

These tasks often flow into one another, so a spontaneous task (tk) includes not only the work I'm doing, but also the three interruptions in the hallway (that would normally be categorized as hr or co) that I dealt with while completing it.

Additionally, the categories are not strict. Tasks (tk or tm or to) have a tendency to become projects (pr), sometimes depending on nothing more than how I feel about them.

And, lest you think I spend all my time at work logging what I do at work instead of actually working, I'll break it down for you: if I average 50 log entries per day, and if each entry takes five seconds, that's six minutes and 10 seconds of each day committed to logging. Not nothing, but also not massive. And each entry probably takes less time than that -- I'm a touch typist, so most of the time entering in the log is related to waiting on the quicklogger to wake up when I press Ctrl-Alt-L. And even then I'm not sure more than five seconds pass.

Now the time coding and re-coding and remembering to use my new codes ... well, that's different. Let's call it nw.

So why the change? The new codes fit more neatly into categories in my job description so that when annual reporting and job description review comes up I can be a bit less impressionistic.

*** Older codes follow ***

These codes went into effect January 2, 2008, and are now obsolete:

ar = arrive (as in, "this is when I arrived at work")
bk/ps = break (unpaid) or personal stuff
di = distraction (self-imposed interruption)
ic = interruption by instant messenger (chat)
ip = interruption by phone
iv = interruption by visit
hr/up = help request or unplanned task (something that comes up as a result of checking my e-mail or phone messages -- usually not the result of an interruption)
mt = meeting
ch = chat initiated by me (should be rare)
em = e-mail checking/corresponding
ph = phone (calling, checking messages)
vi = visit (initiated by me)
hc = housecleaning (office)
tk = planned task or project
re = reading and research
cl = community life (this includes various all campus events, special and regular breaks, forum, chapel, etc.)
nw = work-related non-work things (for those things that aren't exactly community life, but are also not exactly work -- conference registration comes to mind)

*** Original Codes Follow ***

Original code set (2007) - now obsolete:

ar = arrive (as in, "this is when I arrived at work")
bk = break
mt = meeting
ic = interruption by instant messenger (chat)
ie = interruption by e-mail (as in, "I was doing something else and an e-mail popped up on my screen because that's my preferred method of receiving help requests")
ip = interruption by phone
iv = interruption by visit
ch = chat initiated by me
em = e-mail correspondence initiated by me
ph = phone correspondence initiated by me
vi = visit initiated by me (presumably, if others were logging these last three things, there would be a corresponding "iv," "ip," or "ie")
ps = some personal task (as in, "Oooo ... I forgot to check the bank balance, maybe I should do that before I forget")
hc = housecleaning (as in, "I better check my e-mail, listen to my phone messages, and clean up this clutter on my desk, NOW!")
tk = planned task
re = reading and research

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