Power's out yet again at my house (though not for the last reason nor because of our weird wiring: this time it's for tree trimming), so here I am in my favourite coworking-friendly local cafe with The Signal And The Noise (which I've talked about before) in my ears and a whole lot of sprint automattic, music, telecommuting, work, pagan wanderer lu, teleworking

During one of the periods today that Facebook wasn't down, a friend who makes use of the platform shared a Facebook post with me, which read:

Has anyone informed work/colleagues about being ENM and how was it received?
I've informed a few colleagues but I am considering informing

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A love a good Jackbox Game. There's nothing quite like sitting around the living room playing Drawful, Champ'd Up, Job Job, Trivia Murder Party, or Patently Stupid. But nowadays getting together in the same place isn't as easy as it used to be, and as often as not I find my Jackbox gaming with

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My employer, Automattic, has a creed. Right now it reads:
I will never stop learning. I won’t just work on things that are assigned to me. I know there’s no such thing as a status quo. I will build our business sustainably through passionate and loyal customers. I will never pass up an opp automattic, recruitment, telecommuting, work, teleworking

When the COVID-19 lockdown forced many offices to close and their staff to work remotely, some of us saw what was unfolding as an... opportunity in disguise. Instead of the slow-but-steady decentralisation of work that's very slowly become possible (technically, administratively, and politically) automattic, telecommuting, employment, work, job, teleworking, covid-19, futurism