#39 - Remote work in times of COVID-19

This episode, more than any other, was recorded remotely!

We were all surprised by the rapid spread of COVID-19, and from one moment to the next, companies and employees saw their routines change with the recommendation for social isolation and the implementation of working from home.

Everyone is doing their part in the fight against the transmission of the coronavirus.

The truth is that most of us, and most companies, were not prepared to implement a work-from-home routine in this extraordinary situation.

Even though most are overcoming the challenge and already adapting to the new work model, there are much more complicated technical and cultural challenges for organizations, such as transitioning from desktops to laptops, formatting these devices, and setting up VPNs to grant access to more restricted environments.

In this episode, we have some special guests:

• Daniel Requena — SRE at iFood

• Rafael Gomes (Gomex) — DevOps Engineer at DNSFilter

• Rafael Miranda (Mira) — Founder and Director of Business Agility at Impulso

• Robert Silva — Tech Lead at JLCP

We also have special guest appearances from our families (plus dogs, cats, and birds) who are in this together with us!

We had a very productive chat with these guys and talked about various topics, like the difference good equipment makes, how to stay focused at home, and how clear and direct communication must be priority zero!

Speaking of clear and direct communication, we take extra care here in Brazil not to seem rude, and to remind everyone that we need to learn to communicate better, we are going to use the HashTag #GomexRude — Click here for the tweet!

Here is a list of the links we mentioned in this episode:

The mesh router that Gomex mentioned is available on Amazon.

The Impulso blog with many remote work tips.

Research on how Slack is killing productivity.

Robert's videos with more remote work tips and the difference between home office and home off.

Recommendations of the week:

Gomex: Tips from Gomex's Blog for leaders and for team members.

Requena: Book — I Am Legend

Mira:

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