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This may seem like one of the nitty-gritty questions for new remote workers, but it’s really simple: for the most part, you’ll get work done at home the same way you did in the office. Sure, you might have a few more emails than you did before, but otherwise, things are the same. You’re probably using a company system—or…
We have spent a lot of the previous entries in this series providing tips and tricks for the social, communication, and work/life blending aspects of having (and being) a largely work from home workforce. Now, we want to address actual pieces of tech to improve your remote working experience. After all, we DO work at…
We’re calling this the “mostly un-necessary summary” because, if the previous 11 posts haven’t given you the information you needed, odds are you won’t find it here. Because this post isn’t about information, it’s about encouragement. As we said at the start of this series, at the best and most normal of times working…
If you’ve been keeping up with this series (and we hope you have), you’ve heard our opinions, tips, and tricks for working from home. Now, we’ve pooled together external resources from the WFH community, our teacher and school administrator friends, and other friends who help them (and us). These range from other WFH…
Following up on Clear Communication—where we addressed the importance of (and tips to maintain) conversations and communication which happened naturally in the office—we now want to address the tech side of communication now that it’s remote. “Can you hear me now?” is funny until you’re in an important meeting and they…
Our last post covered the importance of and practical tips for collaboration. Today, we want to address communication. It’s imperative for the communication channels natural in an office setting to not get lost while everyone is geographically dispersed. It’s easy to lose important details (not to mention the sense of…
A lot of these tips are predicated on the idea that the work we do is largely individual contributions. But the truth is at SolarWinds (and probably where you work, too), we do a lot of brainstorming, whiteboarding, and even four-hands-one-keyboard-ing. How can we continue to work together when we’re not actually together?…
The last entry in our work at home series covered work/life blending. We shared some tips for creating boundaries for yourself, others, and your work as well as some commiseration as we’re all in this together, which comes with a healthy dose of empathy. This time around, we want to discuss your options for staying on-task…
In the previous post in this series, we offered tips for Your Work Life at Home. You may now be thinking, “What does THAT mean?” and we humbly suggest you check it out for yourself. We offered options for work space, work boundaries, and more. This time around, we’d like to discuss work/life blending. With the progression…
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