05. Working from Home: The New Normal

It’s no doubt that the Covid 19 pandemic has had a significant impact across the world. The tech industry is lucky that we’re well equipped to work from home. Unfortunately, this new normal is completely alien to most of us. But we’re in luck! There are companies out there that have been doing this successfully for quite some time.Derek and Jeremy talk with Pam Kocke, Happiness Engineer at Automattic– The people who bring you WordPress.com and WooCommerce. Automattic has a global, 100% distributed workforce.Pam offers some insights into how Automattic manages to build a strong distributed team. She also offers some great advice on how to get work done without an office to go to.We’re still looking for tips on how to WFH with a house full of screaming toddlers. If anyone has figured this out, please hurry and write an e-book. You’ll make a ton of money.Topics• 1:40 – Hot Clorox Wipes Tip• 9:40 – Lines or no lines?• 16:50 – Slack Slack Slack• 17:40 – Team calls with video chat• 20:00 – GIFs, not GIFs• 21:50 – Prioritize communication• 23:00 – Never assume intent• 25:30 – Make a separate work space• 26:15 – Aimee’s box of tricks• 26:25 – Linus has cheese balls• 28:00 – Go easy on yourself• 31:30 – Put on some damn pants!Helpful Links• New Orleans Mom Blog• Aimee’s Box of Tricks• Work with Automattic• Automattic’s P2 Theme• Pam’s Blog – pyjammy.blog—– Thanks for listening! We hope you enjoyed today’s episode. If you liked what you heard, be sure to like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts! If you enjoyed today’s episode, please leave a comment and a five-star review. It helps us out a ton. If you haven’t already, sign up for our email list. We won’t spam you. Pinky swear. • Check out our website • Follow us on twitter • Find us on Facebook • Subscribe on Google Podcasts • Subscribe on Apple Podcasts • Subscribe on Spotify •