Archive for May, 2008

Face to Face Contact

Photo by jpolaski. You are not an island. As a remote worker, you simply cannot work indefinitely without visiting the home office. When you travel back to the “mother ship,” make a point to meet the people you work with. It makes a big difference when your coworkers know you face-to-face. I love to meet [...]

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Succeeding as a Remote Worker

Photo by ytang3. We live in a global economy. If you work for a company, chances are it has people distributed in different geographical regions. I am no exception. If you’ve seen me at work, then you know the challenge I face to work for a remote company. Qualcomm is a San Diego based company [...]

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Have you survived the heat?

With killer cyclones, earthquakes, and tornadoes circling the globe, I suppose being uncomfortable about the heat is mild by comparison. We had an early heat wave this year hit the Bay Area. Were you impacted? Tomorrow, Thursday May 15th, 2008, is going to be worse than today. The air condition at work was already strained [...]

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