There are No Snow Days When You Work Remote
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Practical checklist: reframes remote as working from home during a crisis, insists on a closed-door office or clear visual sign, daily dress and shower, strict office hours, no chores during work blocks, and never working from bed. Concrete tooling: add a secondary time zone to Google Calendar, use Momentum Forest or Stay Focused for pomodoro and site blocking, document workflows outside Slack because Slack does not equal documentation, password-protect Zooms, track tasks in GitHub/Trello/Jira, and hunt remote roles on weworkremotely.com.
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- 0:00Start
- 0:07Jennifer Waddella
- 4:07Remote Works Survival Guide
- 4:25Protecting Yourself from Employer Transition Chaos
- 4:49Practicing Self-Care
- 7:17Dress Code
- 7:40Strategy Number Two Is Establishing and Maintaining Boundaries
- 8:14Maintaining Office Hours
- 10:30Become a Time Zone Pro
- 11:02Add a Secondary Time Zone To Google Calendar
- 11:24Learning To Avoid Remote Traps
- 11:38Please Shower every Day
- 13:05Social Media and Other Distractions
- 13:37Noisely
- 14:24Working from Bed
- 15:16Strategy Number Four Be Visible in the Company
- 16:26Be Transparent
- 17:51Strategy Number Five Engage with Your Local Tech Community
- 18:49Meetup
- 20:31Shifting to Remote Meetings
- 21:16Effective Communication
- 24:29Child Care Constraints
- 25:05Clear and Always Available Task Management
- 26:11Outline Step for Completions
- 27:11What Tools Are Used
- 28:01Slack Does Not Equal Documentation
- 32:39Practice Self-Care
- 33:30Resources
- 37:15Strategies for Getting the Attention of People
- 38:27How Do You Separate Distractions from Your Kids as You Work from Home any Recommendations
- 39:51Current Career Opportunities
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