This is probably the most common question I get when I speak at an event. Some people want to know if it’s worth it to work in a different city, or if they would like to work with someone who is from the other city. It is a fair question, especially for someone who is considering moving to a new location, but I feel that it needs to be answered on a case by case basis.
I think it really depends on the person. I know a lot of people who would be happy working on a project in the same location as their family, or to work with someone who is part of the same family in a different city. On the other hand, I know a lot of people who would prefer to work with someone from the same city as their family, or with someone who knows them well.
I think both of those categories are important. Sometimes the answer is just between the two of you. You could be working with someone who is a family member, or you could be working with someone who knows you and can help you. If you don’t know both of them well, or if you’re not working with someone who knows you well, then you’re in a bind.
I am in a bind now. Ive got three new bosses in less than a week. I have a bunch of people to take care of because I have no one to take care of. I have to be nice to people because I wont like what I see in their faces. I have to be helpful because I dont want to upset anyone. I have to be honest because I dont want people to think I’m being dishonest or untrustworthy.
In this case, you’re doing well for yourself and your co-worker because you’re both honest and trustworthy. While you’re doing great with them, you’re also doing great with your boss, whom you trust implicitly. You’re working with someone who’s been in your position for a long time and you’re doing great.
But there’s a catch. In a co-location arrangement, the two sides are each completely independent of each other. If the co-location firm is so great, it should be able to handle anything the other one can throw at him. And that’s exactly what we found out last night.
Ok, so in this particular arrangement, the partners are not totally independent. In fact, the firm is co-located with the client. It takes the other side’s side’s work seriously (even if it doesn’t always make good sense), but it still operates as its own entity, and its business ends where it does. In this case, the firm’s clients are the Visionaries, who are the clients of the co-located firm.
I think this is another of those situations where you’ve got to choose if the firm is the firm you want to work for or if you want to work for the firm you don’t like. If you want the firm, you’ll have to be willing to deal with its own employees, its other clients, and their other clients. On the other hand, if you don’t like the firm, you might have to deal with its clients, its other employees, and their other clients.
The firms are the Visionaries, who are the clients of the co-located firm. They are the clients of an organization who are the firms.