Stories The Constant Gut Feel You’d think by now I’d have learnt to take care of the housekeeping before I embark on some crazy new adventure. I’m not talking about washing my gym shorts or
Stories Value in Planning and Positivity Creating courses ain’t easy. I guess nobody said they would be. But I didn't think they'd be this tough! It’s fair to say over the past few months weeks of asset
Stories Accountability and Teamwork Have you ever fallen so far out of the habit of doing something it becomes almost impossible to get back into the swing of things? That’s what happened to me over the
Stories Yes, You Can be Offended Since returning to the reality of my day-to-day after spending a week with the team in Bangkok I find myself reflecting on our culture. On what it means to be part of HelpDocs.
Stories Why is Everyone a Wantrepreneur? I would make a crap CEO. 🤷♂️ I’m not even kidding. I look at people I’ve worked for in the many jobs I’ve had and I just can’t see myself
Stories Flying High with Thai There’s something about traveling that makes me uneasy. I guess it’s kind of ironic for a remote worker. Someone who could literally work from anywhere with a halfway decent wifi connection.
Stories Time, Tickets and Video Games It’s 9:07pm on a Tuesday night. I’m sat on the sofa in my living room. My wife’s gone to bed to read. It’s now my time for the
Stories Hiring Through Exhaustion I’m exhausted. Fatigued by a week-long deluge of “Dear Hiring Manager” and generic cover letters. In the latest entry to our epic hiring adventure, we decided to disregard our previous experiences with
Stories Pushing the Button and Rolling With the Punches I’m sat at my desk, an old dining table crammed into the corner of what will become my office. It’s still light outside. I can hear the birds chirping away. Going
Stories Busking through Bureaucracy The rock'n'roll life Seb had imagined it to be. He was a drummer struggling to make ends meet. His bank account was often full of zeroes. Unfortunately there were no other numbers on the left. 😬
Stories Plum Dumplings and Communists Next stop, middle of nowhere. That's how I felt every time I got on the bus to my grandma's village. It's one of those teeny villages where everybody knows everyone. And everything about everyone.
Remote work The Truth Shall Earn You Trust Have you ever tried washing your hands in freezing cold water? It doesn’t work. They never _really_ feel clean. And after, you’re left with the slightly soapy painful chill of not-quite-clean ice-cube-fingers.
Remote work Hire Vans and Sports Cars: The Two-Way Street of Customer Service From the death of a loved one to losing your job, it’s fair to say Matt only wanted one of the “five most stressful life events” to happen this year. 🙈