It’s a buyers market out there in remoteland folks! More and more companies are going remote, so the tides have turned and now YOU have more control and power when it comes to snagging that remote job. Kim and Jeff have a conversation about this new world when it comes to remote work, how it applies to you, and how to set yourself up to win.

It's not the unicorn it once was so cheers to salaries for remote customer facing roles increasing in the future! Hopefully more companies don't adopt the Facebook plan of decreasing your salary based on where you live.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2021/12/29/companies-are-starting-to-pay-people-the-same-if-they-live-in-new-york-city-san-francisco-or-buford-wyoming/?sh=6f6f688537b0

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/28/reddit-wont-cut-pay-for-workers-who-leave-san-francisco-new-york.html

Updating skills and how to go about it is also part of the conversation!

Workplaceless

Google Analytics

Skillshare

Kaagle

Jeanne Bliss of Customer Bliss

Slack

oh, btw, anyone know how to pronounce Udemy?

We talk about Tulsa, Taxes, some self care (just how long does a hike have to be?), as well as some tried and true Zoom tricks you can use to your advantage! We also explore the variety of locales our listeners tune in from and explore a bit about dating and remote work.

https://tulsaremote.com/

10:24 https://www.facebook.com/ForTheLoveOfOldHouses/

13:47 Just how long does a walk have to be to call itself a hike?

21:38 Zoom Tips

27:45 Geography Shout out to our listeners

35:29 Where to find us

35:55 Dating and Remote Work

Have a question or topic you'd like us to address? Email us at unofficialremote@gmail.com and we'd love to take care of that for you!

We go outside the box a little this episode, to address the incident that happened in Washington D.C. during the first week of January, 2021. Then again, when you hear what Kim and Jeff have to say, you might not think it's outside the box at all as it relates to remote work and the impact outside influences can have on what we do.

https://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/tax-laws-remote-work-more-popular
https://www.pressherald.com/2020/09/14/pandemic-induced-remote-worker-boom-creates-state-income-tax-confusion/
https://www.wsj.com/articles/states-square-off-over-taxing-remote-workers-income-11608735600
https://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/remote-work-double-taxation

Rogue Startups podcast: What its really like to llive abroad

Slope from Fluidstance

Everlasting Comfort Office Under Desk Foot Rest

Tulsa Remote

Laptop Friendly Like coworking but better

Remote workforce legislation

Want to spend a year in Tulsa? How about Savannah, GA, Greece, or Japan. Today we’re talking about remote incentive programs. Cities and towns are offering remote workers incentive packages to grab their laptops and set up shop.

In episode 8, Jeff talks about his recent transition from living and working on the road as a full-time RVer to being one of Tulsa’s newest residents and recipient of their incentive program, Tulsa Remote.

Zoom-bombing is back

Security checks when working remotely

Big Sur macOS upgrade. System updates take on a whole new meaning when you’re working remotely.

This week we talk about the ugly truths about remote work.

Loneliness and Isolation, is it an enabler for addiction?

Does remote work enable a dark side for remote workers with addictions? There are options if you are struggling with these issues so don't feel like you can't ask for help.

Remote Managers need to be aware of these issues and pay attention in a different way in case their staff is struggling. We offer some tips.

Domestic abuse issues can also be an issue with this pandemic and remote work.

Even with all of this, would we go back to co-located work instead of remote work? Tune in and see!

Appsumo we talk about you too, and some other favorite sites!

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ankurmodi/2019/12/26/the-untold-side-of-remote-working-isolation-and-lack-of-career-progression/?sh=2c0015a768c7

https://medium.com/better-programming/ugly-truths-about-working-from-home-e9907c7091ba

https://appsumo.com/collections/freebies/

https://www.duolingo.com/

https://www.woot.com/

Last episode we talked about meetings at length, and neither one of us feel that too many of them, or perhaps any of them, are really necessary. Periodically, perhaps, for the connection, but most are so poorly run they are a waste of time.

We dive in a bit on that, but we explore a survey done at the end of 2019, just before the pandemic, about remote work.

We talk unexpected remote, emojiis, miscommunication and the sensitivity of the co-located.

The Google Commercial:
https://youtu.be/bA0Hmhnl1oE

The Survey:
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/survey-remote-working-creates-productivity-175743804.html