Your employer has to deal with the lack of productivity if they haven't provided you with the right tools.
In the age of technology why you have to install everything from scratch? There are container packages that comes with everything bundled together. With some knowledge of how the docker works, everything can be installed on your system through the push of a button.
Some examples of bad tools are,
1. [b]A very slow laptop:[/b] Make sure your RAM is at least 8GB (16 GB if you are doing CPU intensive work).
2. [b]Internet:[/b] You need to have fast upload and download speed. Especially in the age where everything is data driven, lack of speed is just unacceptable.
3. [b]Right tools:[/b] Sometimes the network security of your organization doesn't let you download something that could help you out to do your task faster. Tell your employer and justify why you need it. If they don't approve, they have to suck it up and deal with the delay. Save the copies of the email communication.
4. [b]Automate as much as possible:[/b] This may sound silly, but every office work can be automated. You don't have to do a manual eyeballing of everything, it injects errors. You'll have a lot free time to work on your skills and learn new stuff if you automate repetitive boring tasks.
5. [b]Meetings:[/b] It's not a tool, but useless meetings are very unproductive. There are certain organizations where they run meetings all day long and expect you to be productive. Unless your job is running meetings, meetings are just time wasters.
Most employers just put the ball in your court for not meeting the deadlines while they are the ones who are running the business on cheap stone-age infrastructure. They hand you over an axe and tell you to compete with someone who has a chainsaw. Don't fall for those unrealistic goals.
Peace out.
Some examples of bad tools are,
1. [b]A very slow laptop:[/b] Make sure your RAM is at least 8GB (16 GB if you are doing CPU intensive work).
2. [b]Internet:[/b] You need to have fast upload and download speed. Especially in the age where everything is data driven, lack of speed is just unacceptable.
3. [b]Right tools:[/b] Sometimes the network security of your organization doesn't let you download something that could help you out to do your task faster. Tell your employer and justify why you need it. If they don't approve, they have to suck it up and deal with the delay. Save the copies of the email communication.
4. [b]Automate as much as possible:[/b] This may sound silly, but every office work can be automated. You don't have to do a manual eyeballing of everything, it injects errors. You'll have a lot free time to work on your skills and learn new stuff if you automate repetitive boring tasks.
5. [b]Meetings:[/b] It's not a tool, but useless meetings are very unproductive. There are certain organizations where they run meetings all day long and expect you to be productive. Unless your job is running meetings, meetings are just time wasters.
Most employers just put the ball in your court for not meeting the deadlines while they are the ones who are running the business on cheap stone-age infrastructure. They hand you over an axe and tell you to compete with someone who has a chainsaw. Don't fall for those unrealistic goals.
Peace out.
