Remote Work

I'm working remotely for many years. There are many points we need to be aware of. In this slide I'll try to cover the most important steps and topics.

1. Fatih Arslan Remote Work
2. FAT I H A R S L A N D i g i t a l O c e a n - S o f t w a re E n g i n e e r fatih fatih fatih@arslan.io
3. How it started
4. Advantages
5. • Employee: time, place, work, life and productivity • Employer: choices, cost, productivity and diversity Advantages
6. Disadvantages
7. • Climbing the ladder is difficult • Awareness • Being alone • Perception Disadvantages
8. Place
9. • Home • Coffee shop, library, etc.. • Co-working space / renting an Office • Beach, mountain, co … Place
10. Discipline
11. • Know how to start, but also how to finish. • Early bird or night owl? • Are you a doer or thinker? • Turn off notifications • Be respectful to yourself Discipline
12. Communication
13. • Over communicate • Meetings are important (turn on video) • Don’t be shy • Ask questions Communication
14. Culture
15. • Remote-first or remote-friendly ? • Trust • Know the people • Be friendly, nothing to lose Culture
16. Tools
17. • Chat: Slack , Hipchat, … • Repo: Github, Gitlab, … • Video: Hangout, Skype, Zoom, … • Share: Google Drive, Dropbox, … • Collaboration: Screenhero, Google Docs, … Tools
18. Tools (2)
19. Stuff
20. • Desk (standing?), ergonomic chair • Big screen with a good keyboard • Fast ISP, have a backup (phone hotspot) • Choose the best, it always pay off Stuff
21. Social
22. • Attend meetups, don’t neglect family • Workout, gym • Learn to say no • Know and explain yourself Social
23. Find a job
24. • Experience is needed • Open source projects • Be an expert, not generalist • Friends/network is important Find a job
25. Find a job(2)
26. Find a job(3)
27. Read
28. Read
29. Thanks Fatih Arslan fatih fatih fatih@arslan.io