One very positive thing that has come out of the COVID-19 pandemic, is that people have started to reclaim their working lives. Whether that has shown itself through starting their own business, or by leveraging a new WFH schedule. The same goes for companies. They realized that their employees could still have a productive day …
I’ve hired, interviewed, and employed well over 100 remote workers in the last 15 years. One thing that never gets old is seeing why they find success or failure in their employment. It doesn’t get old because the reasons for success are always the same. Behind every positive interaction I’ve had with a successful remote …
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It takes quite a bit of self-discipline to work from home and not be distracted. Personally, I think this is a huge reason why many people don’t start, or eventually fail, at working from home. There are a lot of similarities to owning a business and working from home. Primarily, there isn’t anyone that is …
Updated: 5/21/2023 Admittedly, I haven’t been on the other side of the interview table for 10 years now. The vast majority of experience I have here is talking to candidates. However, I’ve seen a ton of mistakes from a variety of people trying to get all types of roles. This is especially true for the …
Working remotely from a restaurant and/or bar can be a great way to get away from the house and still be productive. More and more restaurants are becoming remote work-friendly. I would argue that more often that not a restaurant will have wifi available nowadays. Even with how work-friendly restaurants and bars have become in …
I’ve been working from coffee shops for 15 years at this point. I’m not sure if that makes me an expert, but there’s at least SOME street cred there. To date, I’ve seen 2 marriage proposals, 4 ACTUAL marriages services, fighting couples, and countless job interviews. Coffee shops can take on all kinds of personalities, …
