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Introduction to
Remote Working
by Çağrı Sarıgöz
April 29, 2020

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About Çağrı Sarıgöz
Product Person & Podcaster with 10+ years of experience in
IT, Defense Industry, and Public Sector.
BS at Boğaziçi EE & MS at ODTÜ MEM
4+ years of Remote Work Experience
Currently works at ASELSAN as a technical PM

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What is Remote Working?
Remote work is a working style that allows
professionals to work outside of a traditional
office environment.

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Team Structures

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Remote Work: Pros and Cons

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Remote Work: Pros
Employee benefits:
- A better work-life balance
- Health benefits: diet, hygiene
- No commute
Employer benefits:
- Massively increased talent pool
- Loyalty and engagement
- Increase in employee productivity
- Cutting costs

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Remote Work: Cons
- Communication problems
- Staying disciplined
- Distractions
- Dependence on technology

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Your Remote Story?
You can start your remote work journey today:
- Learn more about remote work
- Target: Look for remote internship / job opportunities
- Be part of: Join remote workers’ online communities

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Learn more about remote work
- AngelList Weekly: https://angel.co/newsletters
- Buffer Remote Work Blog: https://open.buffer.com/category/remote-
work/
- Rework podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5JxcIaIkN8zx3Zy7yD9snv
- 21st Century Work Life and leading remote teams:
https://open.spotify.com/show/3mEEmEx73dUrZfeao7IdxD
- Rodolphe Dutel, Founder at Remotive: https://twitter.com/rdutel
- David Heinemeier Hansson, Co-founder at Basecamp:
https://twitter.com/dhh

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Look for remote internship / job opportunities
AngelList Remote Jobs: https://angel.co/remote
- Mostly startup jobs
- Lots of internship opportunity
- Great platform to connect with startup founders & startup workers

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angel.co/jobs

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Look for remote internship / job opportunities
Acadium: https://acadium.com/
- Helps students improve their digital marketing skills and land remote
“apprenticeships”.
- Students are not paid but the employers pay the platform to recruit their
interns
- Getting hired is also possible

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https://acadium.com/

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Look for remote internship / job opportunities
Some other popular remote job listing sites:
- Remotive Jobs: https://remotive.io/remote-jobs
- We Work Remotely: https://weworkremotely.com/
- Remote OK: https://remoteok.io/
- Toptal: https://www.toptal.com/
- Upwork: https://www.upwork.com/
- Crossover: https://www.crossover.com/

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Join remote workers’ online communities
If you are really into remote work, you can spend some money on being
close to remote workers:
- Remotive: https://remotive.io/community
- 1.5K members
- My favorite place for remote work. Friendly, nice people
- Nomad List: https://nomadlist.com/
- 2.8K members. I’ve found my first remote job here :)
- More dispersed over the globe
- My profile: https://nomadlist.com/@cagrisarigoz

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Let’s Connect! - Q&A
Any questions?
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cagrisarigoz/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cagrisarigoz
Podcast: https://cagrisarigoz.com/podcast/
Email: merhaba@cagrisarigoz.com

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References & Resources
- https://www.slideshare.net/theproductguy/working-remotely-58636459
- http://slides.com/tdzifa/remotework/
- https://cagrisarigoz.com/2020/03/17/uzaktan-remote-freelance-is-bulma/
- https://cagrisarigoz.com/2018/01/19/uzaktan-calisma-remote-working/
- https://weworkremotely.com/college-students-ditch-the-free-internships-and-start-
working-remotely-part-time-now
- https://airtable.com/shrISyCrp2kqqenvU/tblyOLIMfA7rYs9Qa/viwi57WGppci47meP
?blocks=hide
- https://toggl.com/out-of-office-why-go-remote/
- https://callhippo.com/technology/remote-work-pros-cons
- https://usefyi.com/future-of-remote-work/