Too Many Resources Running

Still about my new work. I noticed that even though I’ve been working for three hours straight already, I’m still not close to finishing half of my tasks. I remember when I get about 10-15 tasks from my old company. It will only take me 2-3 hours tops to finish all of them. But now, even if I sacrifice sleep, and even if I am the greatest developer in the whole world, I doubt if I can work like I used to. First, I need to connect via VPN in order to access the files. No matter how fast my computer or Internet is, it will still take about 2-5 minutes for me to download a 30MB psd file. It’s very time consuming.

You’d think I have free time to browse or check old emails while waiting for the files but no. While I’m waiting, I get 3-5 instant messages from co-workers who needed to discuss projects with me before they leave the office. 6AM-9AM is our only chance to meet daily so we make sure to keep in touch. By 10AM, the only thing I’ve done is download/check out files, chat with colleagues and prepare my local for incoming work. By this time, my laptop will give up because of too many browsers and applications open. I will have to restart and open all of them again, eating another 30 minutes or so of my time.