RNR 123: Remote Work with Wouter Van den Broek

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Panel

• Nader Dabit
• Spencer Carli
• Peter Piekarczyk Joined by Special Guest: Wouter Van den Broek

Summary

Wouter Van den Broek explains the difference between a distributed team and working remote. The panel discusses what to do when you receive messages in your off hours. They share the benefits of working remotely for both the company and the developer. Wouter gives advice for companies who want to adopt a remote working model; including tips for onboarding, communication, and having a relationship with remote employees. The panel discusses the negatives of remote work and having remote workers, they also come up with some ideas to address these negatives. The episode ends with a discussion on productivity in an office versus at home and digital nomads.

Links

• https://github.com/wbroek

Picks

Spencer Carli:

• https://shift.infinite.red/remote-work/home
• https://learn.handlebarlabs.com/p/react-native-by-example-free Peter Piekarczyk:
• https://docs.draftbit.com/docs Wouter Van den Broek:
• Remote: Office Not Required
• https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/ Nader Dabit:
• https://www.twitch.tv/dabit3
• Nader Dabit's Youtube channel