This document discusses the benefits of working from home. It provides information about the author's background working remotely in IT for 15 years. The author wants the flexibility to live and work in different countries. Statistics are presented about the percentage of employees who work remotely in Germany and the Netherlands, as well as legal rights and employer expectations in those countries. Key benefits of working from home discussed are full control over one's work environment, getting into a state of flow more easily, and gaining time from no longer commuting. Communication tools that can be used when working remotely like instant messaging, phone, video, and screen sharing are listed.
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There's no place like home office
1. Theres no place like home-office
BORTE BRA, MEN HJEMMEKONTOR BEST
2. Worked in IT for 15 years
10 years as a software developer
Most projects have been distributed
Current occupation
Self employed consultant (DeiCon)
Online teacher (eCademy)
Co-founder (MotivX)
Want to live and work in different countries
WHO AM I?
3. Today's employees want greater flexibility and freedom
with responsibility than before. They no longer want to live
to work, but to work to live.
Kjetil Sander, IKTnytt
4. Germany
12 %
Laws similar to Norway
Employees need to ask
The Netherlands
33%
Legal right to work from home
Employers can only demand
presence in justified, exceptional
cases
5. Full control over your work environment
Easier to get into flow
Travel time = time gained
WHY HOME OFFICE?
7. Personal contact Same time/place
Instant messaging Same time
Phone Same time
Video Same time
Screen sharing Same time
Email
Issue tracker
Commit log
Project space
TOOLS
8. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!
Kristoffer Rolf Deinoff
@gatepoet
kristoffer@deicon.no
#7: Same time, same place
Low thresold for contact
Might disrupt concentration/flow
Easier to have productive meetings
Different time, same place
More important to keep others updated
No live contact
Plan your work according to help/input needed
Same time, different place
Availability
Response time
Transparency
Different time/place
- Everything becomes more important
Create a culture of communicating - Decreases distance
Value short intervals
Demonstrating is better than arguing