Work here, work there, work everywhere
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WORK HERE, WORK THERE, WORK EVERYWHERE! — HAMMOCKS, WIFI & DOLLARS WANDERINGJON.COM @JB510
Transcript of Work here, work there, work everywhere
WORK HERE,WORK THERE,
WORK EVERYWHERE!
—HAMMOCKS,
WIFI&
DOLLARS
WANDERINGJON.COM@JB510
Curly:One thing. Just one thing.
You stick to that and the rest don't mean shit.
Mitch:But, what is the "one thing?"
Curly:That's what *you* have to find out.
MY ONE THING IS….
Traveling the world
Pre-1996
1 Mexico
2 Canada
1996
3 England
4 France
5 Holland
6 Germany
7 Czech Republic
8 Hungary
9 Italy
10 Vatican City
1996 Transits
Belgium
Slovakia
Switzerland
Austria
2006/7
11 Thailand
12 Cambodia*
13 Laos
14 India
15 Nepal
16 China
17 Hong Kong
2013/4 Transits
Korea
Japan
2014
20 Spain
21 Bulgaria
XX Italy x2
22 Poland
23 Turkey
XX Thailand
2014 Transits
England
China
2015
XX Mexico
24 Cuba
25 Dominican Republic
Running Total
25 Visits
5 Transits
2006 Transits
Malaysia
2013
XX Thailand
2013 Transits
Japan
2013/4
XX Thailand x2
18 Indonesia x2
XX Laos
19 Singapore
IS REMOTE WORK RIGHT FOR YOU?
YOUR ONE THING……IS PROBABLY SOMETHING DIFFERENT
Time w/ family
no commute
flex time
OTHER BENEFITS FOR ME
Setting one’s own schedule
Working for high wages from places with low cost of living
REMOTE WORK
Home
Cafes & Restaurants
Coworking
Off-grid
HOME
Home can be both the best and worst location to remote work from.
Predictable in good ways and in bad…
Climate / Ergonomics / Interruptions or lack there of
Power / Internet Bandwidth
CAFES & RESTAURANTS
Fewer domestic distractions…
Unpredictable
Climate / Ergonomics / Interruptions
Power / Internet Bandwidth
CAFES & RESTAURANTS
CAFES & RESTAURANTS
COWORKING
Shared professional focus
More Predictable
Climate / Ergonomics / Interruptions
Power / Internet Bandwidth
COWORKING SPACES
COWORKING SPACES
REMOTE WORK (CONS)
Lack of human contact (emotional)
Coping Tools: Get out, be social - Coworking, Cafes
Lack of peer assistance (learning)
Coping Tools: Get involved with groups - Meetups,
Lack of external accountability and feedback
Coping Tools: Make Lists, Set goals, Scheduled Check-ins
HIRING REMOTE WORKERS
Market job openings based on value of flex time and flex location
(and have business culture that supports it)
Don’t leave out how you support remote workers
Develop public visibility in WP Community
INTERVIEWING REMOTE WORKERS
Interview not just on technical ability, but also heavily on culture fit.
Interview using the same communication channels you use for working together
INTERVIEWING REMOTE WORKERS
Talk upfront about how productively will be monitored.
INTERVIEWING REMOTE WORKERS
Ask in depth about how remote workers solve problems on their own.
MANAGING REMOTE WORKERS
On-boarding documentation
Communication channels
Ongoing Team Building
Visibility and transparency
REMOTE AND OFF-GRID TOOLS
Software:
Dash — https://kapeli.com/dash
Airplane mode — https://github.com/norcross/airplane-mode
(also in https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-local-toolbox/ )
VPN — https://www.getcloak.com/
REMOTE AND OFF-GRID TOOLS
Hardware:
WiFi Repeater
USB Monitor
External Laptop Battery
BACKUPS PLANS
Cell Phone Tether / WiFi Hotspot
Clone of primary hard drive
Two power supplies
Two sets of headphones
WORK HERE,WORK THERE,
WORK EVERYWHERE!
—HAMMOCKS,
WIFI&
DOLLARS
WANDERINGJON.COM@JB510
