WTH, WFH

In this episode we discussed working from home at the stormy times of COVID-19

Hosts

Tips on working from home from the hosts:

When working, do the work

Allocate a dedicated space. Work only from there. Only work from there.
Do a morning routine: put your pants on.
Make sure your family knows you are working.
Do not get disrtucted to do home chores during working hours (whatever you decide they are).
Beware of snacks and snacking

Don’t forget to stop working

Take a walk.
Exercise.
Mute working notifications (except of critical channels) after clocking out.
Don’t be tempted to keep working or checking in on emails and slack.

General tips on making it easier

Don’t be embraced asking for help and interrupting people.
Do more video meetings – body language is important.
Over-communicate what you’ve done, what you’re doing, what are the problems, and what are your plans, every day.
Office hours in zoom – open meeting to drop in.
Use reminders on Slack (for yourself to remind to answer and for others to ping in good hours).
Rubber duck debugging.
As a manager - check in on folks, try to create virtual social events.