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How to Be a Good Remote
Worker
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About FlexJobs
Topics
• Shared expectations
• Manager and coworker dynamics
• Home office space
• Gear and equipment
• Best practices
Shared Expectations
• Tell your team about your new reality
• Shifting priorities at work
• How flexible can your hours be?
• What times you’ll generally be working
• The best way to reach you if you’re offline
• Regular communication
• Who, when, where, how
• Synchronous vs. Asynchronous
Manager and Coworker Dynamics
• Communicate, communicate, communicate
• Proactive relationship building
• Assume mistake, not malice
• Memes, gifs, emoji
• Self-management and co-management
• Clarifying and reclarifying priorities and goals
Home Office Space
• Find a dedicated space
• Quiet and out of the way
• The same every day
• Standing or sitting
Home Office Space
Gear and Equipment
• Get what you truly need
• Will work give equipment, stipend?
• External monitor
• Full keyboard, mouse
• Headphones (noise canceling)
• Wired internet may be needed
Best Practices
• Set expectations with family, friends, roommates, pets
Best Practices
• Watch for isolation and overwork
• Use video calls at least occasionally, but not
constantly
• Use task lists and time management tools
• Be a good self-manager and take breaks
• Communicate
• https://grow.google/remotework/
Recap Email: Sent this week
Next webinar: Thurs. 4/1, How to Work from Home
with Young Kids
Time for Questions!