The rise of remote working will continue

Re:The rise of remote working will continue by scrdhrt on Monday July 01, 2019 @01:42PM (#20327794)

I've been working 100% remote as a contractor/gigger the last four years, with the exception of half a day/whole day stints at the clients office from time to time. It has been working great for me, I have been super productive and have come up with some really creative ideas that have turned into several side businesses.

I also sometimes miss the social part of working in an office. When I get lonely I just rent a flexible desk by the hour at a co-working space where some friends or industry acquaintances work and work there for a week to get my social fix. There is also almost daily breakfast/lunch/dinner tech meetups/network events in my city so it's easy to hang out with other cool and smart people.

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Re:The rise of remote working will continue by oAlbe on Monday July 01, 2019 @04:03PM (#20329185)

> There is also almost daily breakfast/lunch/dinner tech meetups/network events in my city so it's easy to hang out with other cool and smart people.

Wow,that sounds really interesting, I never thought something similar could be a thing. Out of curiosity, where do you live?

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Re:The rise of remote working will continue by scrdhrt on Monday July 01, 2019 @05:26PM (#20329914)

I live in Stockholm, Sweden.

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Re:The rise of remote working will continue by ecmascript on Tuesday July 02, 2019 @03:38AM (#20333014)

> There is also almost daily breakfast/lunch/dinner tech meetups/network events in my city

Could you perhaps share some of the events you are going to? I happen to live outside the city you live in, so it is relevant to me :)

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Re:The rise of remote working will continue by scrdhrt on Friday July 05, 2019 @01:15PM (#20364106)

I use a combination of Meetup and LinkedIn, sometimes Telegram, Facebook or Twitter, and usually scout a couple of weeks to a month or so in advance. At these events I've met with people and connected after, got invited to some private event, meet more people etc.

Right now in mid July there is not many events, just a few, but check out Stockholm Startup Founder, Let's do business STHLM, STHLM Tech Meetup and SUP46 on Meetup to get started for after summer. Add own flavours to fit your interests and focus. I also use LinkedIn quite a bit to find events for specific areas I am interested in. Many times a post with just "Any tech aw going on today/this week/soon?" have been an easy way to get to know what's going on. It's usually at least a few companies hosting something to attend.

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