We partially solved the problem of wanting to work in groups by having people in a discord voice chat that anyone could just start talking. If you wanted to go heads down you could move to a dnd...
We partially solved the problem of wanting to work in groups by having people in a discord voice chat that anyone could just start talking. If you wanted to go heads down you could move to a dnd chat which would show you're around but prefer quiet. If you wanted a smaller group to discuss something technical there where breakout "rooms". It really helped the lack of the ability to stop by someone's desk for a chat.
It ultimately failed because we already had a company wide slack and people were resistent to using another app, which I get, but I miss just being able to shoot the shit and anyone could join in or tune out.
One huge benefit of remote work is the ability to stack the cash. If I was a dev, or any other scarce commodity, then the best move I can imagine for financial reasons is living in a low CoL area...
One huge benefit of remote work is the ability to stack the cash. If I was a dev, or any other scarce commodity, then the best move I can imagine for financial reasons is living in a low CoL area while taking in a decent salary. This is the single greatest method of wealth building that I am aware of.
Edit: I am doing that now, but instead of stacking cash, I am giving my personal project 5x the runway.
Exactly! Less trade off between being close to work but paying huge rent or living far away cheaply with a huge commute. Honestly I find long commutes by car really wear you down over time.
Exactly! Less trade off between being close to work but paying huge rent or living far away cheaply with a huge commute.
Honestly I find long commutes by car really wear you down over time.
I'm a month into my first fully remote job (on the other side of the country from the company's headquarters). So far the main downside is I'm having trouble separating work time from personal...
I'm a month into my first fully remote job (on the other side of the country from the company's headquarters). So far the main downside is I'm having trouble separating work time from personal time— I'm an hourly part-time worker, and it's way too easy to do little tasks like checking my work email that then turn into an extra 30 minutes I wasn't intending to work.
I didn't do much group work in my last job, so Slack plus a few video meetings per week suits me. And it's very helpful for working with a chronic illness: there are no tiring, wasteful commutes, and if I need to I can often clock out and take a nap in my own bed.
This is generally the issue I find. I end up under-billing my time because I tend to round in favour for the company whenever I get water and such, or if something occurred to me while I was...
So far the main downside is I'm having trouble separating work time from personal time...
This is generally the issue I find. I end up under-billing my time because I tend to round in favour for the company whenever I get water and such, or if something occurred to me while I was watching a movie at home or something, I just switch tasks and work for a bit without billing the time.
Yeah, I need to find a better way of tracking time. And perhaps be a bit less stingy with the hours I report? If I were in an office, it's not like I'd clock out when going to get a drink of water...
Yeah, I need to find a better way of tracking time. And perhaps be a bit less stingy with the hours I report? If I were in an office, it's not like I'd clock out when going to get a drink of water and stretch my legs...
Depends on the work! I work from home and it's very client-oriented work, not much collaboration with co-workers necessary. And when we do need to, we're used to conference and phone calls as part...
Depends on the work! I work from home and it's very client-oriented work, not much collaboration with co-workers necessary. And when we do need to, we're used to conference and phone calls as part of company culture because we're nationwide but spread thin. So it works well for those of us who do work from home.
For those of us who do enjoy remote though... This is great news! Why is it bad news that you are getting more work options, anyways? If you don't want to work remotely then don't!
For those of us who do enjoy remote though... This is great news!
Why is it bad news that you are getting more work options, anyways? If you don't want to work remotely then don't!
We partially solved the problem of wanting to work in groups by having people in a discord voice chat that anyone could just start talking. If you wanted to go heads down you could move to a dnd chat which would show you're around but prefer quiet. If you wanted a smaller group to discuss something technical there where breakout "rooms". It really helped the lack of the ability to stop by someone's desk for a chat.
It ultimately failed because we already had a company wide slack and people were resistent to using another app, which I get, but I miss just being able to shoot the shit and anyone could join in or tune out.
This sounds ideal. I'm an island right now, and my boss is horrible at communicating
One huge benefit of remote work is the ability to stack the cash. If I was a dev, or any other scarce commodity, then the best move I can imagine for financial reasons is living in a low CoL area while taking in a decent salary. This is the single greatest method of wealth building that I am aware of.
Edit: I am doing that now, but instead of stacking cash, I am giving my personal project 5x the runway.
I recently thought about this as an option. My employer offers work from home. If somehow I could go full remote I could make a killing.
Exactly! Less trade off between being close to work but paying huge rent or living far away cheaply with a huge commute.
Honestly I find long commutes by car really wear you down over time.
I'm a month into my first fully remote job (on the other side of the country from the company's headquarters). So far the main downside is I'm having trouble separating work time from personal time— I'm an hourly part-time worker, and it's way too easy to do little tasks like checking my work email that then turn into an extra 30 minutes I wasn't intending to work.
I didn't do much group work in my last job, so Slack plus a few video meetings per week suits me. And it's very helpful for working with a chronic illness: there are no tiring, wasteful commutes, and if I need to I can often clock out and take a nap in my own bed.
This is generally the issue I find. I end up under-billing my time because I tend to round in favour for the company whenever I get water and such, or if something occurred to me while I was watching a movie at home or something, I just switch tasks and work for a bit without billing the time.
Yeah, I need to find a better way of tracking time. And perhaps be a bit less stingy with the hours I report? If I were in an office, it's not like I'd clock out when going to get a drink of water and stretch my legs...
Depends on the work! I work from home and it's very client-oriented work, not much collaboration with co-workers necessary. And when we do need to, we're used to conference and phone calls as part of company culture because we're nationwide but spread thin. So it works well for those of us who do work from home.
For those of us who do enjoy remote though... This is great news!
Why is it bad news that you are getting more work options, anyways? If you don't want to work remotely then don't!