When you chose to work on Christmas Eve, it could be worse! Thanks to being a remote worker, and some nice Christmas weather, this was my work spot for a few hours.
Photo taken at the Playa de Azkorri, Basque Country, Spain. Also posted to Automattic’s Office Today blog, which inspired me to post here as well.
Alright, back to work!
Have you ever wondered what happens inside the Grand Meetup?
The GM, is the one time a year the company I work for comes together, in person. We’re a distributed company, meaning we all work from home, from all over the world.
This is a deep dive into what the GM is all about, with staff interviews and insights.
You can see my Flash Talk from last year’s GM here, and read more about the event on the Distributed Podcast’s official website.
In case you hadn’t heard, my company Automattic bought Tumblr. Inspiration to revive an old Tumblr account I had.
I am proud to say that I work remotely for a company called Automattic, a company that prides itself on being distributed across the globe. I love my work for many different reasons, but in a nutshell, because I get to do something I enjoy from essentially anywhere I want to do it from.
Working remotely
Required of all new Automattic employees, is a 4-minute or less, Flash-talk. I gave mine in early October, at the Grand Meetup in Orlando, Florida.
That talk has just been uploaded, and I am now happy to share it with you! My topic was a shoutout to my adopted home, the Basque Country.
I hope you enjoy it! Let me know what you think 😜
I am proud to be on this map, and thought it was really cool! Check it out, and see if you can find me 😜
View the entire interactive map here:
https://automattic.com/map/
As some of you may know, I’m proud to say, I started a new job at Automattic last month! It’s been a time of change in my life
My office for the day: https://t.co/pwoYxosLXH
— Kyle Sandison (@iTravel4Frisbee) August 30, 2018
Yeah, that’s right, Automattic is a distributed company with 775 Automatticians in 67 countries speaking 83 different languages. That means I can work from home, or, I can work from anywhere! Normally, I work from home, but why not take advantage and work from the beach sometimes?
My official job title: Happiness Engineer! What is a Happiness Engineer, well, the best way to answer that question would be directly from the source: https://happinessengineer.blog