{"id":54981,"date":"2020-03-26T16:18:24","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T21:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cpanel.com\/?p=54981"},"modified":"2020-03-26T16:18:24","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T21:18:24","slug":"working-remote-a-cpanelers-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devel.www.cpanel.net\/blog\/products\/working-remote-a-cpanelers-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Working Remote: a cPaneler’s Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Raise your hand if you’ve worked remotely before. Good, it seems like quite a few of you have. Now, if you’ve worked remotely for more than a week at a time, keep your hand up. And finally, keep your hand up if you only work remotely. Wait… no one can see who’s hand is up, and we’re all<\/em> working remotely at the moment. That didn’t go quite how I expected it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adjusting to working in an environment that is normally associated with relaxing, fun, family, or chores can be difficult. It’s fair to say that most of us are working either from their home office, kitchen, living room, bedroom, or maybe even laundry room (can you pass the detergent when you’re done? I have a load of socks to wash).  Speaking from personal experience, I find that I am much more productive when I work from the cPanel office. I have access to teammates and other resources I don’t have at my own home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fortunately, some of my fellow cPanel employees have shared their experiences working remotely through email chains, Zoom conferences, and our Slack channel as a means to help everyone succeed while working from their home. This information has been helpful for us, so we wanted to share it with you. Below you’ll find some of our best tips for working remotely that the cPanel team has been passing back and forth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Routines and habits matter.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

“I try to just focus in on being in the same routine every single day.” <\/strong><\/p>-Patrick Mahomes<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

You don’t have to give up the same level of focus, motivation, and productivity generally associated with the office. However, when a part of your home becomes your workplace, it can be hard to treat it as a professional environment. To combat this, pretend you’re going to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Follow your regular daily routine by setting the alarm, shower, and dress as if you were heading into the office. Find a quiet, clean, dedicated space, and take regular breaks. A good rule to follow is 20\/20\/20: every twenty minutes, take a twenty second break and look at something twenty feet away. I like to take my kids for a walk every day around 2pm as a chance to get outside, stretch my legs, squeeze in a little exercise, and get my dog to stop scratching at the front door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make sure you avoid distractions like Netflix, video games, or your comfortable couch. The closer to a work environment your space is, the more successful you’ll be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Talk to someone.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

“Good communication is just as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after.” <\/strong><\/p>– Anne Morrow Lindbergh<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

When you’re in an office environment, talking to colleagues is something that happens naturally throughout the day. When working from home, many days can pass without interaction from your teammates, leading to having strategy sessions with your puppy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You’re going to have to make an effort to stay in touch, which means trying things like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n