Joblog on the Lintels: Weekly Work Summary for the week ending Friday, 2007 November 12

Monday, November 12, 2007

Weekly Work Summary for the week ending Friday, 2007 November 12

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


Time at AMBS:			45h 44m 15s
Time Working:			38h 34m 46s
	Communication:		1h 43m 51s
	Meetings:		0h 55m 30s
	Research:		1h 50m 49s
	Interruptions:		11h 46m 18s
		Phone:	3h 22m 10s
		Visit:	7h 42m 20s
		E-mail:	0h 41m 48s
		Chat:	0h 0m 0s
	Planned:		22h 18m 18s
		Tasks/Projects:	18h 59m 46s
		House cleaning:	3h 18m 32s
	Unspecified:		0h 0m 0s
Break:			5h 4m 51s
Personal:			2h 4m 38s
Average Daily Time at AMBS:			9h 8m 51s
Averagy Daily Working Time:			7h 42m 57s

*** Raw Data ***

11/05/2007 7:58:27 AM,ar,"",0
11/05/2007 8:02:26 AM,tk,"transcode",239
11/05/2007 8:07:56 AM,tk,"transcoding",330
11/05/2007 8:14:51 AM,iv,"asst",415
11/05/2007 8:20:21 AM,hc,"email",330
11/05/2007 8:23:05 AM,hc,"retrieve printout",164
11/05/2007 8:25:11 AM,hc,"transcode",126
11/05/2007 8:29:03 AM,tk,"transcoding",232
11/05/2007 8:38:05 AM,tk,"change phone time",542
11/05/2007 8:48:18 AM,ie,"spam adjustment",613
11/05/2007 9:17:37 AM,iv,"electrician",1759
11/05/2007 9:22:30 AM,tk,"download driveimage software",293
11/05/2007 9:26:00 AM,tk,"check specs on new computer",210
11/05/2007 10:00:16 AM,vi,"asst",2056
11/05/2007 10:02:53 AM,tk,"downloads",157
11/05/2007 10:03:49 AM,tk,"get mobo disk",56
11/05/2007 10:22:19 AM,bk,"monday",1110
11/05/2007 11:15:27 AM,tk,"asst and computer migration",3188
11/05/2007 11:29:11 AM,tk,"transcode video",824
11/05/2007 11:33:04 AM,ip,"evals trouble",233
11/05/2007 11:35:27 AM,ip,"whiteboard",143
11/05/2007 11:36:46 AM,tk,"transcoding",79
11/05/2007 11:57:41 AM,tk,"asst training",1255
11/05/2007 12:00:15 PM,hc,"email",154
11/05/2007 12:31:16 PM,iv,"avasst",1861
11/05/2007 12:33:30 PM,ps,"ff",134
11/05/2007 1:15:00 PM,bk,"lunch",2490
11/05/2007 3:21:53 PM,tk,"computer replacement",7613
11/05/2007 3:54:47 PM,tk,"find monitor calibration stuff",1974
11/05/2007 4:08:25 PM,re,"rss",818
11/05/2007 4:25:07 PM,iv,"grad school discussion",1002
11/05/2007 4:36:40 PM,ip,"computer troubles",693
11/05/2007 4:45:57 PM,re,"rss",557
11/05/2007 4:52:16 PM,tk,"spiceworks",379
11/05/2007 4:58:24 PM,tk,"spiceworks",368

11/06/2007 7:50:55 AM,ar,"",0
11/06/2007 8:23:54 AM,hc,"boot up",1979
11/06/2007 8:45:58 AM,tk,"meeting checkin",1324
11/06/2007 9:21:32 AM,hc,"variety of computer housecleaning tasks",2134
11/06/2007 10:15:25 AM,tk,"fix desktop",3233
11/06/2007 10:22:25 AM,tk,"spiceworks",420
11/06/2007 10:46:23 AM,tk,"maintenance",1438
11/06/2007 10:53:33 AM,ip,"set up printer",430
11/06/2007 10:59:33 AM,hc,"email",360
11/06/2007 11:30:06 AM,re,"spiceworks",1833
11/06/2007 11:32:13 AM,ip,"panda av",127
11/06/2007 11:33:51 AM,ip,"blackboard login",98
11/06/2007 11:50:01 AM,hc,"email",970
11/06/2007 11:53:30 AM,ip,"more blackboard troubles",209
11/06/2007 12:15:00 PM,tk,"computer tweaking",1290
11/06/2007 1:00:00 PM,bk,"lunch",2700
11/06/2007 1:19:15 PM,tk,"computer tweaking",1155
11/06/2007 1:23:31 PM,tk,"spiceworks",256
11/06/2007 2:19:01 PM,mt,"bb",3330
11/06/2007 2:36:13 PM,ps,"tmq",1032
11/06/2007 2:39:23 PM,tk,"spiceworks",190
11/06/2007 2:58:47 PM,ph,"remote user",1164
11/06/2007 3:06:47 PM,tk,"spiceworks",480
11/06/2007 3:10:12 PM,ip,"dvd ordering",205
11/06/2007 3:37:32 PM,tk,"spiceworks",1640
11/06/2007 4:01:20 PM,tk,"spiceworks",1428
11/06/2007 4:05:31 PM,iv,"libronix",251
11/06/2007 4:14:44 PM,tk,"dns cleanup attempt",553
11/06/2007 4:34:20 PM,tk,"spiceworks",1176
11/06/2007 5:50:49 PM,ip,"libronix",4589
11/06/2007 5:53:51 PM,re,"yahoo and china",182

11/07/2007 8:04:03 AM,ar,"",0
11/07/2007 8:05:17 AM,tk,"settle in",74
11/07/2007 8:10:03 AM,hc,"email",286
11/07/2007 8:13:47 AM,bk,"t",224
11/07/2007 8:29:42 AM,ps,"xmas",955
11/07/2007 8:51:01 AM,re,"rss",1279
11/07/2007 8:54:08 AM,hc,"email",187
11/07/2007 9:25:43 AM,ie,"aleph troulbes",1895
11/07/2007 9:33:42 AM,tk,"xn history",479
11/07/2007 9:59:11 AM,tk,"mrs",1529
11/07/2007 10:19:07 AM,tk,"xn hist",1196
11/07/2007 10:20:54 AM,hc,"email",107
11/07/2007 11:15:30 AM,tk,"spiceworks",3276
11/07/2007 11:19:05 AM,ip,"new user acct",215
11/07/2007 11:20:52 AM,tk,"spiceworks",107
11/07/2007 11:24:22 AM,tk,"encoder",210
11/07/2007 11:25:17 AM,ip,"new acct",55
11/07/2007 11:40:45 AM,tk,"vmware",928
11/07/2007 11:42:41 AM,ip,"satisfaction login troubles",116
11/07/2007 11:51:08 AM,tk,"some dns vmware prep work",507
11/07/2007 12:00:00 PM,tk,"pdf troubles",532
11/07/2007 12:40:00 PM,tk,"dns refreshing test",2400
11/07/2007 12:52:00 PM,bk,"lunch",720
11/07/2007 12:55:26 PM,hc,"reboot",206
11/07/2007 1:12:39 PM,ps,"evang nyt article",1033
11/07/2007 1:28:26 PM,tk,"ups",947
11/07/2007 1:59:17 PM,tk,"rack",1851
11/07/2007 2:01:57 PM,ip,"intrusion",160
11/07/2007 2:39:14 PM,tk,"rack research",2237
11/07/2007 3:33:45 PM,ip,"print troubles and the problem with leaving my office",3271
11/07/2007 3:39:18 PM,ip,"more printing tweaks",333
11/07/2007 4:07:27 PM,tk,"rack purchasing",1689
11/07/2007 4:35:10 PM,re,"rss",1663
11/07/2007 4:41:27 PM,iv,"sabbatical pastor",377

11/08/2007 7:43:43 AM,ar,"",0
11/08/2007 8:14:09 AM,hc,"email",1826
11/08/2007 8:27:02 AM,iv,"asst",773
11/08/2007 8:31:40 AM,iv,"satisfactino",278
11/08/2007 8:55:16 AM,iv,"satisfaction",1416
11/08/2007 9:06:32 AM,iv,"asst",676
11/08/2007 9:17:40 AM,iv,"satisfaction",668
11/08/2007 9:21:38 AM,iv,"magnifier",238
11/08/2007 9:33:19 AM,iv,"satisfaction",701
11/08/2007 9:34:56 AM,ip,"suspicious e-mail",97
11/08/2007 10:06:37 AM,iv,"satisfaction",1901
11/08/2007 10:15:00 AM,bk,"",503
11/08/2007 10:48:37 AM,tk,"setup for phone thingy",2017
11/08/2007 11:16:26 AM,iv,"satisfaction",1669
11/08/2007 11:27:34 AM,tk,"spiceworks",668
11/08/2007 11:35:09 AM,iv,"cd printer",455
11/08/2007 11:36:24 AM,hc,"email",75
11/08/2007 11:54:16 AM,tk,"spiceworks",1072
11/08/2007 1:00:00 PM,bk,"lunch (forum)",3944
11/08/2007 1:10:05 PM,iv,"cord troubles",605
11/08/2007 1:23:43 PM,tk,"projector teardown",818
11/08/2007 1:33:50 PM,tk,"spiceworks",607
11/08/2007 1:36:47 PM,ip,"self study question",177
11/08/2007 1:45:05 PM,tk,"spiceworks",498
11/08/2007 2:15:36 PM,iv,"check e-mail on notebook",1831
11/08/2007 2:19:07 PM,hc,"email",211
11/08/2007 2:48:07 PM,tk,"spiceworks",1740
11/08/2007 3:22:10 PM,iv,"climate",2043
11/08/2007 3:27:06 PM,tk,"spiceworks",296
11/08/2007 3:43:16 PM,hc,"ccbill",970
11/08/2007 3:55:52 PM,ph,"vmware",756
11/08/2007 4:06:28 PM,tk,"tool searching",636
11/08/2007 4:56:42 PM,iv,"broken notebook",3014
11/08/2007 5:08:25 PM,ps,"espn",703
11/08/2007 5:10:38 PM,tk,"mount net equip",133
11/08/2007 5:13:28 PM,tk,"spiceworks",170

11/09/2007 8:01:43 AM,ar,"",0
11/09/2007 8:20:14 AM,iv,"asst",1111
11/09/2007 8:29:35 AM,tk,"migration plans",561
11/09/2007 8:45:21 AM,hc,"email",946
11/09/2007 8:45:41 AM,tk,"transcoding",20
11/09/2007 9:46:02 AM,ps,"cares",3621
11/09/2007 9:49:35 AM,hc,"phone",213
11/09/2007 9:49:59 AM,tk,"spiceworks",24
11/09/2007 10:10:47 AM,iv,"crr",1248
11/09/2007 10:19:30 AM,tk,"spiceworks",523
11/09/2007 10:21:03 AM,tk,"spiceworks",93
11/09/2007 10:50:45 AM,vi,"again, the danger of traipsing through the hallways",1782
11/09/2007 10:57:35 AM,tk,"spiceworks",410
11/09/2007 11:08:35 AM,tk,"chapel prep",660
11/09/2007 11:10:05 AM,ip,"check e-mail remotely",90
11/09/2007 11:18:17 AM,tk,"chapel prep",492
11/09/2007 11:24:31 AM,tk,"chapel",374
11/09/2007 11:29:11 AM,tk,"spiceworks",280
11/09/2007 11:40:00 AM,tk,"printer setup",649
11/09/2007 12:20:00 PM,bk,"chapel",2400
11/09/2007 1:30:00 PM,bk,"deutsch",4200
11/09/2007 1:55:41 PM,tk,"printer setup",1541
11/09/2007 2:01:52 PM,hc,"email",371
11/09/2007 2:13:14 PM,tk,"check on printer models",682
11/09/2007 2:21:17 PM,tk,"spiceworks",483
11/09/2007 2:32:03 PM,tk,"spiceworks",646
11/09/2007 3:29:31 PM,iv,"personal notebook",3448
11/09/2007 3:31:25 PM,ph,"touchpad failure",114
11/09/2007 3:36:22 PM,hc,"email",297
11/09/2007 3:42:00 PM,tk,"spiceworks",338
11/09/2007 3:44:36 PM,ip,"net troubles?",156
11/09/2007 3:50:35 PM,ph,"spouse",359
11/09/2007 4:09:58 PM,tk,"spiceworks",1163
11/09/2007 4:22:11 PM,ip,"blackboard",733
11/09/2007 4:30:39 PM,tk,"spiceworks",508
11/09/2007 4:35:56 PM,re,"rss",317

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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