Remote work set up
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If it's your first time working remotely and even if it's not, this should be a nice tool to find out how most of us work at Slite and our favourite home office equipment.
Table of contents
Table of contents
Where to work
This tends to be a fairly common question for newbies. Don't be afraid to work wherever you feel you'll be most productive and comfortable. Take your work-life balance into account, e.g. if the closest co-working space is 1,5hrs away, you might want to work from home if you have the right setting.
A common recommendation from the team to newbies was:
You may want to try co-working at first. If it's your first time, you may find it difficult to adapt to fully remote. Co-working spaces are a great transition.
Most needed gear
Before fully equipping your home office, we recommend you experiment working in your current home set up for a couple of weeks. Make a wish list of what you feel you're missing and then plan your purchases according to that. It's easy to get carried away during the first week only to later realise that you might feel better at a co-working space.
It doesn't mean you can't switch between co-working and home office. Just try to be conscious of your expenditure and fair to the team. You may have a couple of basics at home and go to a co-working half-time.
Everyone needs something different to make their working days comfortable. What did you use to have at an office? What is making you less productive and what could help minimise that?
Tip: Prioritise ergonomics over style. That cute, colourful chair might not be good for your back.
If you've already given this some thought, you may still be wondering how other Sliters usually set up their home office. Most people at Slite seem to have these tools in common:
Comfortable chair
Desk
Laptop stand
Webcam cover
Small desk lamp or light ring for better, brighter conference calls
Keyboard
Mouse or trackpad
External monitor
Headphones, may be wireless but make sure they have a good mic.
USB hub/thunderbolt
General well-being recommendations
Make sure to take breaks
Get moving: some people find it useful to squeeze in some exercise during the day or right after work.
Meditate: There are some affordable apps you can easily pay for out of pocket.
Petit Bambou (French employees get this for free with their insurance)
Get Headspace
Calm
If you're working from home, try and get a dedicated space just for work:
This makes it easy to end the work day and leave that space.
Also, you don't want to be setting up and clearing up your workspace everyday.
You might want that place to be a closed room where you feel more comfortable getting on calls and focusing.
If you find it easy to get absorbed by work, try to set up a strict work schedule and force yourself to follow it.
General mental health: Everything, included all tips above, is linked to mental health.
disconnecting and taking time off is important.
keep a good work-life balance.