June 25, 2019 — Remote work is all the rage these days as more and more companies have started to go remote or offer remote friendly positions, but not everyone knows how to navigate this new reality.

I’m going to talk about the fabulous benefits of remote work, the potential pitfalls and how to mitigate them, how to hold on to your sanity, not need to shrink the kids (if you have them), and have a grand old time doing it all.

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November 23, 2018 — We have two recipes on how to be a highly productive remote worker, given from different perspectives and in Spanish and English.

Raul works primarily from a stable environment, is married and has three children. His tips and tricks apply to everyone working from home, an independent office or a coworking spot. En Español.
Kat works primarily from a changing environment with varying WiFi/data speeds and connectivity, different languages and time zones. Her hints and hacks apply to everyone who travels one day/week/month or all year. In English.

We’ll have a Q&A session, plus invite the community to add “new ingredients” to the recipe based on their experience.

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October 22, 2018 — Web media paysite development with WP REST API and React

WordPress で運用されているとある大手出版社の有料 Web メディアに副業エンジニアとして参画し、リモートで開発を続ける様子を、WP REST API + React の事例を含め、リモート開発に使用しているツールや運用改善などをご紹介しようと思います。

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October 20, 2018 — Hire Globally, Work Remotely – You can do, too. How to organize global team and co-work with them.

WordPress 関連の制作会社やスタートアップ、そしてフリーランスの方には、求人や協業相手を探すことにお悩みの方も少なくないのではないでしょうか？

世界に目を向ければ、言語やフレームワークなど、必要とする技術要素に合致したスキルセットの人は数多くいます。そして、その人達と意外とカンタンに出会えるのです。

グローバルチームのメリットは少なくありません。例えば物価差がある国なら、こちらにとっては割安な人件費でも相手にとっては高給で、お互いハッピーになれる可能性があったり。自分も、否が応でも英語を利用するので英語力がついたり。単純に、海または大陸の向こうのひとと一緒に働くのは、とってもタノシイ！

このセッションでは、自社サービス立ち上げにあたってグローバルチームを結成した方法や、実際に働いてみて思うことなどを共有してみたいと思います。

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October 9, 2018 — De plus en plus d’entreprises permettent ou sont 100% en télétravail, tout comme chaque année des dizaines de WordCamps sont organisés à distance. Cette nouvelle façon de collaborer offre de nombreuses opportunités et bénéfices pour les salariés mais entraînent également une remise en question des outils et du management.

September 24, 2018 — Pracujesz z domu. Twoja mama myśli, że cały czas siedzisz na komputerze, Twoi znajomi sądzą, że zawsze masz czas, Ty masz wrażenie, że ani nie pracujesz, ani nie mieszkasz. Jak wycisnąć więcej z pracy z domu? Jak wykorzystać przewagę domowego biura nad wychodzeniem do miasta? Kasia podzieli się swoimi sprawdzonymi sposobami na podniesienie efektywności pracy z domu. Dowiesz się jak przyspieszyć pracę z WordPressem, jakich narzędzi użyć, żeby skuteczniej skupiać się przy komputerze i które sprzęty w domu pozwolą Ci od niego odejść, kiedy trzeba. Zdradzimy, w jaki sposób udaje mi się wyraźnie wyznaczyć czas na pracę, czas na domowe obowiązki i czas zupełnie wolny.

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August 9, 2018 — Remote working often conjures images of beaches, laptops and cocktails, but for some – remote working can be as simple as swapping the office, for a space at home.

Stuart and Tarei discuss some of changes, challenges and benefits when working from home as WordPress engineers for a distributed WordPress agency.

These discussions are for the freelancers, remote workers, digital nomads, misfits and those who are interested in potentially making the move to remote working.

July 10, 2018 — Are you looking to hire remote workers to scale your business? Want to find cream-of-the-crop developers, support reps, or others?

Ben is the Senior Support Technician at WordImpress and was their first full-time remote hire. Come to this talk to hear from the employee’s perspective how the team at WordImpress has gone above and beyond to support him and make him not just feel like a part of the team — actually make him a part of it.

This talk, geared toward WordPress agency owners and HR folks, will cover the following topics:

– The fastest way to burn out remote workers and how to avoid it.
– The one non-negotiable quality to look for in a remote worker.
– Tools to effectively manage remote employees without micromanaging them.

Plus come for the one key thing you are forgetting to look for in applicants to work remotely.

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May 31, 2018 — Trabalho remoto, código aberto e ótimas pessoas!

Conheça mais sobre como é trabalhar na empresa que recebe 183 milhões de acessos mensais só nos USA.

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December 12, 2017 — Remote work has been called the future of work. While many WordPress based companies both large and small work remotely, it’s not always easy, there might not be options for co-working spaces in your area, you may not be able to work effectively from home, etc. How do you stay focused, how do you communicate effectively with your team, your boss? This talk will cover why remote work matters, whether or not it works, real life stories, and resources for finding remote work.