Joblog on the Lintels: Weekly Work Summary for the week ending Friday, 2007 December 3

Monday, December 3, 2007

Weekly Work Summary for the week ending Friday, 2007 December 3

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


Time at AMBS:			44h 28m 24s
Time Working:			35h 1m 51s
	Communication:		2h 9m 5s
	Meetings:		3h 33m 30s
	Research:		2h 33m 43s
	Interruptions:		7h 45m 31s
		Phone:	4h 31m 6s
		Visit:	3h 14m 25s
		E-mail:	0h 0m 0s
		Chat:	0h 0m 0s
	Planned:		19h 0m 2s
		Tasks/Projects:	15h 38m 45s
		House cleaning:	3h 21m 17s
	Unspecified:		0h 0m 0s
Break:			7h 25m 44s
Personal:			2h 0m 49s
Average Daily Time at AMBS:			8h 53m 40s
Averagy Daily Working Time:			7h 0m 22s

*** Raw Data ***

11/26/2007 7:38:44 AM,ar,"",0
11/26/2007 8:00:00 AM,iv,"e-mail trouble and other things",1276
11/26/2007 8:12:38 AM,hc,"email",758
11/26/2007 8:17:12 AM,iv,"asst",274
11/26/2007 8:21:39 AM,iv,"asst",267
11/26/2007 8:22:22 AM,hc,"email",43
11/26/2007 8:40:27 AM,ip,"notebook synchronization",1085
11/26/2007 8:43:41 AM,iv,"asst",194
11/26/2007 8:46:40 AM,hc,"email",179
11/26/2007 8:48:07 AM,iv,"asst",87
11/26/2007 9:01:06 AM,hc,"email and some interruptions as well",779
11/26/2007 9:33:55 AM,tk,"self study",1969
11/26/2007 9:47:16 AM,tk,"satisfaction",801
11/26/2007 9:54:34 AM,re,"rss",438
11/26/2007 10:15:00 AM,bk,"monday",1226
11/26/2007 11:47:48 AM,mt,"selfstudy",5568
11/26/2007 12:01:06 PM,re,"rss",798
11/26/2007 12:04:48 PM,ip,"printer trouble reporrt",222
11/26/2007 12:08:37 PM,hc,"email",229
11/26/2007 12:50:00 PM,bk,"lunch",2483
11/26/2007 1:22:53 PM,iv,"various",1973
11/26/2007 1:31:21 PM,hc,"email",508
11/26/2007 1:36:08 PM,hc,"phone",287
11/26/2007 2:03:00 PM,ip,"conference followup",1612
11/26/2007 2:11:40 PM,ph,"conference prep\",520
11/26/2007 2:27:37 PM,tk,"virt server setup",957
11/26/2007 3:09:38 PM,mt,"faweb",2521
11/26/2007 3:19:47 PM,re,"haiku",609

11/27/2007 7:51:35 AM,ar,"",0
11/27/2007 8:05:43 AM,hc,"phoen",848
11/27/2007 8:11:21 AM,hc,"email",338
11/27/2007 8:23:58 AM,tk,"haikulms",757
11/27/2007 8:27:40 AM,hc,"phone",222
11/27/2007 9:02:18 AM,re,"rss",2078
11/27/2007 9:10:55 AM,ip,"haiku",517
11/27/2007 9:42:28 AM,tk,"domain controlling and dns setup",1893
11/27/2007 9:56:37 AM,bk,"pandora",849
11/27/2007 10:08:56 AM,ip,"blackbaud",739
11/27/2007 10:09:30 AM,hc,"phone",34
11/27/2007 10:22:37 AM,bk,"d",787
11/27/2007 10:28:14 AM,tk,"dc setup",337
11/27/2007 10:30:23 AM,ip,"projector question",129
11/27/2007 10:47:20 AM,tk,"domain controller",1017
11/27/2007 10:50:56 AM,ip,"keyboard tray question",216
11/27/2007 12:07:47 PM,tk,"virtualize dns",4611
11/27/2007 12:52:57 PM,bk,"lunch",2710
11/27/2007 1:00:44 PM,tk,"adjust door post",467
11/27/2007 1:24:49 PM,ps,"tmq",1445
11/27/2007 1:38:30 PM,tk,"self study",821
11/27/2007 1:54:32 PM,tk,"server closet cleanup",962
11/27/2007 2:15:47 PM,vi,"self study stuff",1275
11/27/2007 2:22:41 PM,hc,"email",414
11/27/2007 2:43:38 PM,tk,"more office cleanup",1257
11/27/2007 3:04:00 PM,tk,"dns and dc stuff",1222
11/27/2007 3:16:52 PM,ip,"satisfaction survey",772
11/27/2007 3:37:42 PM,tk,"virt stuff",1250

11/28/2007 7:47:49 AM,ar,"",0
11/28/2007 7:48:42 AM,tk,"disable dns",53
11/28/2007 8:15:20 AM,hc,"email",1598
11/28/2007 8:17:21 AM,ip,"print control thing",121
11/28/2007 8:23:42 AM,iv,"wireless router",381
11/28/2007 8:26:26 AM,hc,"email",164
11/28/2007 8:29:02 AM,tk,"meeting prep",156
11/28/2007 9:47:43 AM,mt,"review mechanism",4721
11/28/2007 10:12:12 AM,re,"rss",1469
11/28/2007 10:22:59 AM,bk,"sos",647
11/28/2007 10:58:41 AM,tk,"self study",2142
11/28/2007 1:02:09 PM,bk,"lunch",7408
11/28/2007 1:11:21 PM,iv,"climate control and a couple of other questions",552
11/28/2007 2:22:22 PM,tk,"notebook work",4261
11/28/2007 3:30:46 PM,tk,"notebook and other configuration",4104
11/28/2007 3:31:31 PM,ip,"spouse",45
11/28/2007 3:45:37 PM,iv,"notebook",846
11/28/2007 4:08:17 PM,tk,"oops ... ad work",1360
11/28/2007 4:26:11 PM,hc,"fix oopsie",1074
11/28/2007 5:13:41 PM,tk,"faweb troubles",2850
11/28/2007 5:43:03 PM,tk,"aborted scan attempt",1762

11/29/2007 8:09:29 AM,ar,"",0
11/29/2007 8:20:47 AM,hc,"email",678
11/29/2007 8:26:33 AM,hc,"email",346
11/29/2007 9:30:48 AM,vi,"various mostly working things",3855
11/29/2007 9:50:26 AM,iv,"asst troubles",1178
11/29/2007 9:52:57 AM,hc,"email",151
11/29/2007 10:23:20 AM,re,"self study docs",1823
11/29/2007 10:26:44 AM,ph,"spouse",204
11/29/2007 10:31:50 AM,iv,"rack looker",306
11/29/2007 10:40:22 AM,vi,"various, including a mini-break",512
11/29/2007 10:58:53 AM,tk,"communicator announcements",1111
11/29/2007 11:18:49 AM,ph,"couple of things",1196
11/29/2007 11:21:43 AM,tk,"self study stuff",174
11/29/2007 11:22:20 AM,ip,"visiting profs",37
11/29/2007 11:32:08 AM,re,"self study",588
11/29/2007 11:42:46 AM,re,"satisfaction survey",638
11/29/2007 1:17:32 PM,bk,"lunch",5686
11/29/2007 1:28:45 PM,hc,"phone",673
11/29/2007 1:46:35 PM,tk,"self study",1070
11/29/2007 1:51:36 PM,tk,"power to power strip",301
11/29/2007 2:18:28 PM,ps,"fo",1612
11/29/2007 2:32:28 PM,tk,"find a computer",840
11/29/2007 2:38:14 PM,tk,"more computer finding",346
11/29/2007 2:43:45 PM,ip,"copier",331
11/29/2007 2:47:50 PM,ps,"xmas gift",245
11/29/2007 2:59:46 PM,tk,"blackbaud",716
11/29/2007 3:48:07 PM,tk,"brunch entertainment",2901
11/29/2007 4:01:09 PM,re,"rss",782
11/29/2007 4:59:14 PM,tk,"powerpoint",3485
11/29/2007 5:32:53 PM,tk,"vmware",2019
11/29/2007 5:43:30 PM,tk,"vmware troubles",637
11/29/2007 5:44:35 PM,tk,"more vmware stuff",65

11/30/2007 7:54:19 AM,ar,"",0
11/30/2007 7:56:34 AM,iv,"file opening",135
11/30/2007 8:21:42 AM,hc,"email",1508
11/30/2007 8:29:27 AM,iv,"asst",465
11/30/2007 8:44:13 AM,tk,"vmware",886
11/30/2007 9:50:00 AM,ps,"CARES",3947
11/30/2007 9:58:34 AM,tk,"vmware",514
11/30/2007 10:00:06 AM,hc,"phone",92
11/30/2007 10:03:20 AM,tk,"vmware",194
11/30/2007 10:25:44 AM,iv,"that's it, no more assumptions about what people do and don't know",1344
11/30/2007 10:31:33 AM,tk,"vmware",349
11/30/2007 10:36:26 AM,iv,"notebook trouble",293
11/30/2007 10:50:02 AM,hc,"email",816
11/30/2007 11:08:37 AM,iv,"spam troubles",1115
11/30/2007 11:18:00 AM,tk,"vmware",563
11/30/2007 11:24:53 AM,tk,"draft of tech plan",413
11/30/2007 11:32:44 AM,ip,"outlook interference w/dragon",471
11/30/2007 11:34:02 AM,hc,"email",78
11/30/2007 11:38:22 AM,hc,"phone",260
11/30/2007 11:54:34 AM,ip,"address book troubles",972
11/30/2007 11:59:22 AM,ip,"blackboard restore",288
11/30/2007 12:13:32 PM,tk,"vmware",850
11/30/2007 1:36:00 PM,bk,"lunch (deutsch)",4948
11/30/2007 1:39:03 PM,vi,"re",183
11/30/2007 1:42:04 PM,tk,"vmware",181
11/30/2007 2:01:24 PM,tk,"vmware",1160
11/30/2007 2:09:59 PM,ip,"re",515
11/30/2007 2:52:20 PM,tk,"donated notebook (man I hate these things)",2541
11/30/2007 3:04:58 PM,iv,"re",758
11/30/2007 3:12:38 PM,ip,"ldap",460
11/30/2007 3:20:01 PM,ip,"ldap",443
11/30/2007 3:25:31 PM,ip,"domain joining",330
11/30/2007 3:26:25 PM,iv,"notebook updates and other troubles",54
11/30/2007 3:29:12 PM,iv,"more notebook stuff",167
11/30/2007 3:51:56 PM,ip,"ldap stuff",1364
11/30/2007 3:56:58 PM,ip,"spouse",302
11/30/2007 5:25:13 PM,ip,"ldap stuff",5295

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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