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Join Me
We, Shaley and Sebastian DeGiorgio, are proof that it is possible to successfully work from home long term (since 2010, in our case), even at a great distance (our home and family are in Hawaii, and Shaley's full-time employer is in New York). We’re also proof that it isn’t always easy—nothing that challenges the status quo ever is—but it’s worth it!
This guide is intended for the millions of non-public-facing workers who needlessly slog their way through traffic gridlock twice a day, only to work in relative isolation inside cubicles, crowded call centers, or other unrewarding office spaces.
It’s for people who believe that they could perform their current job just as or more effectively from home, but are uncertain about the steps involved in planning, negotiating, and realizing their work-from-home vision.
The guide contains true stories about our remote work experiences, the good and the bad, as well as a work-from-home negotiation survival kit, and the following 10 fact-finding missions to help ensure that working from home is a good fit:
1. See if your job description supports your case.
2. Identify your motivations for this change.
3. Review your previous performance.
4. Consider if you have the essential characteristics of a successful remote worker.
5. Find out if your organization is open to flex work.
6. Contact your human resources department.
7. See what your team and supervisor think about remote work.
8. Make a list of what you already have and what you’re going to need.
9. Find out which essential technologies are provided by your company.
10. Make a private list of your agreement goals.
Many employers have normalized remote work as a crucial part of their business. JoinMe is geared for those people in more traditional organizations that are hesitant to embrace work-from-home alternatives.
*This guide is not* a resource list of home-based business opportunities, or careers that can be performed at a distance. Nor is it for individuals seeking a means of escape from a negative work situation. It is also not a blueprint for gaming the system so that you can get paid to hang out at home or avoid work.
This guide is intended for the millions of non-public-facing workers who needlessly slog their way through traffic gridlock twice a day, only to work in relative isolation inside cubicles, crowded call centers, or other unrewarding office spaces.
It’s for people who believe that they could perform their current job just as or more effectively from home, but are uncertain about the steps involved in planning, negotiating, and realizing their work-from-home vision.
The guide contains true stories about our remote work experiences, the good and the bad, as well as a work-from-home negotiation survival kit, and the following 10 fact-finding missions to help ensure that working from home is a good fit:
1. See if your job description supports your case.
2. Identify your motivations for this change.
3. Review your previous performance.
4. Consider if you have the essential characteristics of a successful remote worker.
5. Find out if your organization is open to flex work.
6. Contact your human resources department.
7. See what your team and supervisor think about remote work.
8. Make a list of what you already have and what you’re going to need.
9. Find out which essential technologies are provided by your company.
10. Make a private list of your agreement goals.
Many employers have normalized remote work as a crucial part of their business. JoinMe is geared for those people in more traditional organizations that are hesitant to embrace work-from-home alternatives.
*This guide is not* a resource list of home-based business opportunities, or careers that can be performed at a distance. Nor is it for individuals seeking a means of escape from a negative work situation. It is also not a blueprint for gaming the system so that you can get paid to hang out at home or avoid work.
100 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 3, 2016
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S. DeGiorgio
4 books252 followersWe (S DeGiorgio) are a husband/wife team who primarily work as co-authors of science-fiction novels, like Orion Connection, but we also enjoy dabbling in children’s literature, such as Yo Ho Ho and a Very Merry Christmas! (now available in audio), and non-fiction. See our website, sdegiorgio.com.
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