DevOpsPorto Meetup 34: Freelance and Remote - Is it possible in DevOps

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1. DevOps Porto
   Meetup #34 @ Selina
   

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2. DevOps Porto
   Building bridges
   between
   development,
   operations,
   communities,
   companies,
   people
   

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3. Find us @ devopsporto.com
   

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4. CFP 2020
   https://tinyurl.com/devopsportospeaking2020
   

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5. Thank you
   Hosted by Community Sponsors
   

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6. Freelance and
   Remote
   Is it possible in
   DevOps?
   December 2019
   

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7. Today’s chat
   Jochem
   Doolard
   Cláudio
   Freitas
   Miguel
   Coquet
   Miguel
   David
   

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9. 91%
   of remote workers said working
   remotely makes them happier.
   

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11. Photo by Boudewijn Huysmans on Unsplash
    

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12. Where to work
    Bed
    Home
    Office
    Coworking
    Coffeeshops
    Commuting
    Water cooler
    Culture
    Loneliness
    Anxiety
    

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13. Distractions
    It’s sunny out
    House work
    Coffees
    Lunch time
    Kids noise
    and
    meetings
    Walking
    the dog
    Dog hair
    Feeding
    the kids
    

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14. Communication
    Sync vs Async
    Interrupting
    colleagues
    Video calls and
    Meetings
    Decision making
    Memes / emojis
    

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15. Time management
    Check email
    before bed
    How come
    it’s 10
    AM/PM
    already?
    Time
    zones
    Self
    motivation
    

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16. Time off
    Unlimited
    PTO Minimum
    days
    Coordination
    with others
    Personal
    days
    

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17. Career Ladder
    Visibility Clients:
    One or
    Many?
    Full vs
    part time
    Evaluations and
    praise
    

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18. Road to full remote
    ● Create a good CV LinkedIn
    ● Work on your communication skills
    ● Learn how to write well
    ● Know how to sell your work by writing about your work
    ● Don’t be afraid to fail
    ● Get used to asynchronous tools
    ● Know when to stop working
    

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19. Where can you find remote work
    We work remotely
    Remote.com
    Flexjobs
    Working Nomads
    Jobspresso
    Remote.co
    Remotive.io
    Remote OK
    Stack Overflow
    GitHub Jobs
    Upwork
    Freelancer.com
    Your former colleagues!
    Recommendations
    

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20. It’s the future!
    Is it the future?
    

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