How to Work Remotely and Live to Tell the Tale - Speaker Deck

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How to work remotely and live to tell the tale OpenCoffee Heraklion • March 2017 Zaharenia Atzitzikaki • @sugarenia

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I’m Zaharenia. Lead designer @ Workable

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Totally 100% me.

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Freelancing

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Freelancing Designing Workable

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Freelancing Designing Workable Managing a team

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FOR ME Remote work = 95% WFH

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HOW TO Evaluate the pros & cons

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! Zero commute

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" Lack of social interaction

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! Work at your space

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" Lack of discipline

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! No office distractions

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" More work to stay healthy

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IS REMOTE WORKING GOOD FOR ME?

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IS REMOTE WORKING GOOD FOR ME? It depends.

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HOW TO Convince your boss

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Trust

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START SMALL 1 day per week

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Professionalism

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Communication != Work

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What about security?

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HOW TO Practice discipline

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ROBERT: The Internet has fun things for me to do . . . so I did them. (Pause.) I think I played some guitar, too . . . oh, and I separated all the dimes from my change jar, which took a while. COLIN NISSAN - THE NEW YORKER http://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/i-work-from-home

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Build a routine and stick to it

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Minimize distractions

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Find the perfect tools

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HOW TO Achieve work—life balance

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Remote work = More hours

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Take a lunch break, FFS

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Train your friends & family

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…but also train yourself

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HOW TO Keep in touch with people

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The FOMO is real

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Freelancing

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Engage with the community

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Help your peers

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Use social media

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Working with a team

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Work together.

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Work together. Have fun together.

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Find your perfect chat app

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# $ %

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To sum up…

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REMOTE WORKING …is not for everyone

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REMOTE WORKING …needs discipline

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REMOTE WORKING …can be rewarding

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Just start, one day at a time.

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OpenCoffee Heraklion • March 2017 Zaharenia Atzitzikaki • @sugarenia Thanks! You rock.