Episode 003: Remote Work with Allison McMillan and Bradley Schaefer

Summary
Allison McMillan (@allie_p) and Bradley Schaefer (@soulcutter) talk about remote work in the age of Slack. What makes a good remote worker, or a good remote working team? How can you support more junior team members who want to work remotely? How do you email cake to remote workers on launch celebration day? How can you improve code review for remote workers?
Guests
Allison McMillan: Software Developer at Collective Idea (http://collectiveidea.com/) and Rails Girls (http://railsgirls.com/)
Bradley Schaefer: Senior Developer at Table XI (http://www.tablexi.com/) and the RSpec (https://github.com/rspec) Core Team
Show Notes
01:07 - Working Remotely: Getting Started, Setups, etc.
Allison McMillan: Even the Justice League Works Remotely @ RubyConf 2016 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7Z0uS2x_cY)
03:19 - Coworking Spaces
STARTMART (http://startmart.us/)
04:34 - What makes an individual successful to be able to work remotely?
07:30 - Gains and Challenges of Working Remotely
10:18 - Transitioning From Onsite to Offsite Work
11:48 - Being the Only Remote Person: How can companies help remote workers feel included?
Slack (https://slack.com/)
Know Your Company (http://www.knowyourcompany.com)
21:10 - Building Trust Between Companies and Remote Workers
24:30 - Working Remotely in Other Fields First
25:42 - Working Remotely as a Newbie
30:08 - Cultivating Teams and Positivity
- rubocop (https://github.com/bbatsov/rubocop)
Tips & Resources:
Allison: Schedule weekly pairing sessions and make it a goal to ask questions.
Zach Holman: Remote-First vs. Remote-Friendly (https://zachholman.com/posts/remote-first/)
SheNomads (http://www.shenomads.com/)
Bradley: Try to find pairing tools that work well for you.
Remote: Office Not Required (https://www.amazon.com/Remote-Office-Required-Jason-Fried/dp/0804137501) Special Guests: Allison McMillan and Bradley Schaefer.

Summary

Allison McMillan (@allie_p) and Bradley Schaefer (@soulcutter) talk about remote work in the age of Slack. What makes a good remote worker, or a good remote working team? How can you support more junior team members who want to work remotely? How do you email cake to remote workers on launch celebration day? How can you improve code review for remote workers?

Guests

Allison McMillan: Software Developer at Collective Idea and Rails Girls

Bradley Schaefer: Senior Developer at Table XI and the RSpec Core Team

Show Notes

01:07 - Working Remotely: Getting Started, Setups, etc.

Allison McMillan: Even the Justice League Works Remotely @ RubyConf 2016

03:19 - Coworking Spaces

STARTMART

04:34 - What makes an individual successful to be able to work remotely?

07:30 - Gains and Challenges of Working Remotely

10:18 - Transitioning From Onsite to Offsite Work

11:48 - Being the Only Remote Person: How can companies help remote workers feel included?

Slack
Know Your Company

21:10 - Building Trust Between Companies and Remote Workers

24:30 - Working Remotely in Other Fields First

25:42 - Working Remotely as a Newbie

30:08 - Cultivating Teams and Positivity

- rubocop

Tips & Resources:

Allison: Schedule weekly pairing sessions and make it a goal to ask questions.

Zach Holman: Remote-First vs. Remote-Friendly

SheNomads

Bradley: Try to find pairing tools that work well for you.

Remote: Office Not Required

Special Guests: Allison McMillan and Bradley Schaefer.

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