How to Work Remotely and Live to Tell the Tale

The why, the how and a game plan on how to start remote work, either you're freelancing or you're working with a team.

Hint: it's much more complex than just working from your sofa in sweatpants.

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1. How to work remotely and live to tell the tale OpenCoffee Heraklion • March 2017 Zaharenia Atzitzikaki • @sugarenia
2. I’m Zaharenia. Lead designer @ Workable
3. Totally 100% me.
4. Freelancing
5. Freelancing Designing Workable
6. Freelancing Designing Workable Managing a team
7. FOR ME Remote work = 95% WFH
8. HOW TO Evaluate the pros & cons
9. ! Zero commute
10. " Lack of social interaction
11. ! Work at your space
12. " Lack of discipline
13. ! No office distractions
14. " More work to stay healthy
15. IS REMOTE WORKING GOOD FOR ME?
16. IS REMOTE WORKING GOOD FOR ME? It depends.
17. HOW TO Convince your boss
18. Trust
19. START SMALL 1 day per week
20. Professionalism
21. Communication != Work
22. What about security?
23. HOW TO Practice discipline
24. 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
25. Build a routine and stick to it
26. Minimize distractions
27. Find the perfect tools
29. HOW TO Achieve work—life balance
30. Remote work = More hours
31. Take a lunch break, FFS
32. Train your friends & family
33. …but also train yourself
34. HOW TO Keep in touch with people
35. The FOMO is real
36. Freelancing
37. Engage with the community
38. Help your peers
39. Use social media
40. Working with a team
41. Work together.
42. Work together. Have fun together.
43. Find your perfect chat app
45. # $ %
46. To sum up…
47. REMOTE WORKING …is not for everyone
48. REMOTE WORKING …needs discipline
49. REMOTE WORKING …can be rewarding
50. Just start, one day at a time.
51. OpenCoffee Heraklion • March 2017 Zaharenia Atzitzikaki • @sugarenia Thanks! You rock.