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The problem with working in the UK with most colleagues being in the US is that the first thing you see in Slack on a Monday morning is people celebrating Friday afternoon.

We hire virtually everywhere, in every time zone, from Brazil through Ghana to New Zealand. Also Chicago. All-hands is hard to do on the regular with a globally distributed team, so we just do constant field trips with subsets of the team --- NOLA, Paris, Singapore, Boulder, Capetown, Tokyo --- so we can get everybody face-to-face with parts of the team.

COVID-19 was many people’s first introduction to the working-from-home experience. I’ve been lucky enough to have been working from home exclusively since 2009 and at US-based companies (e.g. GitHub) since 2012. I’ve also been an EU-based open-source maintainer since 2007 and maintaining the globally-distributed Homebrew package manager since 2009. These experiences have helped me learn some tips on how to be more effective working remotely that I’d like to share with you:

In the first installment of our new column about the tech workforce, Jennifer Riggins asks if we really need all those standups and status updates. Is there a better way? #management #scrum #engineeringmanagement #ITmanagement

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Remote work opens the option for nomad life, but it also adds the option for the exact opposite... Settling down. Instead of constantly moving for the best job offer you can: • Stay • Put down roots • Build closer connections • Get involved in your community

Marissa Goldberg (@mar15sa)Fri, 10 Jun 2022 23:29 +0000

✨ Work-From-Home L👀ks ✨

Tyler Feder rhymes with cheddar (@roaringsoftly)Sat, 28 Apr 2018 01:55 +0000

it's interesting that a full 2+ years into remote work for many organizations, we are still framing this as "how do we replicate the ceremonies and customs of the office, online" and not "what new things might we try to unlock the full benefits of this way of working".

Karen VanHouten (@designinginward)Wed, 20 Apr 2022 14:14 +0000

working from home = an extra hour in bed!

Terence Eden (@edent)Fri, 11 Apr 2008 07:13 +0000

Microsoft Teams enabling unprecedented levels of workplace harassment

The Adam Parsons Project (@AdamParsonz)Thu, 03 Mar 2022 00:30 GMT

I'm having the best time in my life, all-remote at @GitLab - today marks my 2nd year 💜 dnsmichi.at/2022/03/02/2-y… It still feels like getting started. 🙃

Michael Friedrich 🏳️‍🌈 🇺🇦 🌐 (@dnsmichi)Wed, 02 Mar 2022 21:29 GMT

https://twitter.com/brianwisti/status/1498339858338754566

Being able to sigh/grumble/~noise in meetings silently is one of remote's great gifts

🌈 pretty gay, rk 🌈 (@wholemilk)Mon, 28 Feb 2022 16:53 GMT

Just sighed a sufficiently deep sigh that the meeting app told me to unmute if I want to talk.

brian wisti (@brianwisti)Mon, 28 Feb 2022 16:50 GMT

Did you try the new huddle feature on @SlackHQ to get on a quick voice chat with someone? if they don't show up after a while, Slack plays a waiting music 🤣

Nicolas Grenié (@picsoung)Wed, 02 Feb 2022 21:33 GMT

Maria R. Neykova (@MariaRusanova88)Tue, 01 Feb 2022 20:15 GMT

Remote for almost 2 years? Ain’t nobody tryin to work in an office ever again and deal with micro aggressions, shady ass coworkers, the person who wants to stand at your desk and gossip, interoffice politics, and commuting in the cold, NOPE

𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐩𝐞 (@exavierpope)Tue, 25 Jan 2022 15:09 GMT

Type I Zoom error: you think people can hear you, but you’re actually on mute. Type II Zoom error: you think your muted, but actually people can hear you.

Cynthia Peacock (@CynPeacock)Fri, 28 Jan 2022 23:23 GMT

Train firms to provide free access to mindfulness apps in effort to lure commuters back, giving workers a tough choice between £130 for 90 minutes of whale sounds or just staying at home for free.

Have I Got News For You (@haveigotnews)Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:28 GMT

turned my camera on in the Zoom meeting and then remembered I was wearing this

Ian Coldwater 📦💥 (@IanColdwater)Tue, 25 Jan 2022 20:16 GMT

You may not be expecting it, but this is how a Director presents themself. Please adjust your expectations as necessary. twitter.com/iancoldwater/s…

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turned my camera on in the Zoom meeting and then remembered I was wearing this

Ian Coldwater 📦💥 (@IanColdwater)Tue, 25 Jan 2022 20:16 GMT

Tinker Fairy (@TinkerFairy_Net)Tue, 25 Jan 2022 20:18 GMT

Tip: Instead of asking if folks can see your screen trust the tool to indicate you're sharing and say, let me know if you need me to zoom or resize anything.

Chris Short (He/Him/His) (@ChrisShort)Fri, 14 Jan 2022 12:53 GMT

Okaaaayyyyyy let me juuuuuuuust shaaaaaaaaare my screeeeeeen… okaycanyouseeit?

Captain Nasdaq (Based) (@CaptainNasdaq)Thu, 13 Jan 2022 17:08 GMT

There is something so creepy about being invited to Zoom events where they offer an Uber Eats or GrubHub credit. It's like, "Stay safely at home, while servants cook and delivers your food, taking all risk for you." Risk offloaded onto the viral underclass. For my comfort.

Dr. Thrasher (@thrasherxy)Mon, 10 Jan 2022 21:02 GMT

Meeting host has left Call remains open Everyone is waving hand and dropping off Me: Frantically looking for a way to leave the call while waving my hand

Tanin (@LandTanin)Mon, 10 Jan 2022 14:20 GMT

The “people miss out on advancement if they’re remote” takes should really read “outdated models of company culture have relied on personal casual relationships, over collaborative working ones, for advancement”

Laurie (@laurieontech)Sat, 08 Jan 2022 01:49 GMT

“remote work is bad for your career” you know what else is bad for your career? getting covid and dying

sam (@SamAllenX)Sat, 08 Jan 2022 23:42 GMT

Let’s see, list of things I’m losing out on: • Office politics and gossip • Micro management and aggressions List of things I’ve gained: • Complete freedom of my whole day • No commute • Actual focus time to be productive We young people are good ✌🏼

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Young employees are losing out 'on a lot' by not going to the office, business experts say (via @CNBCMakeIt) cnb.cx/3mYotXF

CNBC (@CNBC)Thu, 06 Jan 2022 15:45 GMT

Pauline P. Narvas 🐾💪🏼💜 (@paulienuh)Thu, 06 Jan 2022 20:44 GMT

stfu with this shit

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Young employees are losing out 'on a lot' by not going to the office, business experts say (via @CNBCMakeIt) cnb.cx/3mYotXF

CNBC (@CNBC)Thu, 06 Jan 2022 15:45 GMT

jacky.wtf (@jackyalcine)Thu, 06 Jan 2022 21:15 GMT

https://twitter.com/jackyalcine/status/1479199914890776579

* got my commute time back * reading a bit more and got more TV * SLEEPING MORE losing out on shit

jacky.wtf (@jackyalcine)Thu, 06 Jan 2022 21:15 GMT

Also, meetings with me now come with a bonus live dog cam. Dog presence not guaranteed.

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Alright now that i'm full-time permanently remote for the long term I decided it was finally time to start using my DSLR camera that I use for videos as my actual webcam. 10/10 would recommend! shout out to @HandMirrorApp for a quick cam check before going on zoom 💅

femke (@femkesvs)Thu, 06 Jan 2022 18:05 GMT

femke (@femkesvs)Thu, 06 Jan 2022 18:37 GMT

Remote work manages to avoid certain uncomfortable social dynamics and I’m all for it. Cheers to minimizing inappropriate and uninvited comments about personal life, health, wellbeing, etc! 🥂

Cake is Kate. Always has been 💫 (@kefimochi)Tue, 28 Dec 2021 15:50 GMT

I read somewhere that Black employees are a lot happier with WFH as they can now avoid the daily micro aggressions of being in a physical office. And I felt that.

Jessica Ufuoma (@theufuoma)Fri, 24 Dec 2021 12:18 GMT

Stop using fully remote to get engineers interested if in reality, you’ll want them in the office 2x a month.

Randall (@RandallKanna)Fri, 24 Dec 2021 16:20 GMT

Idea: An anonymous "vote to end meeting" button where if 50% of people press it, the meeting ends immediately.

Joey Lorich (@joeylorich)Thu, 09 Dec 2021 16:09 GMT

Working from home vs working in the office.

Pulp Librarian (@PulpLibrarian)Sun, 05 Dec 2021 21:42 GMT

The continuous urge to check if you’re muted… then remembering that you’re just watching a recording of a zoom meeting 🤦🏼‍♀️

Carolyn Stransky (@carolstran)Tue, 14 Dec 2021 09:55 GMT

microdosing hell by just hopping on a quick zoom call

𝙣𝙖𝙥𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙤𝙣 𝙫𝙚𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙚 (@NapVeg)Mon, 13 Dec 2021 21:07 GMT