So COVID-19 has you working from home, “for now”. It’s not advisable to shop in person, shopping online might be a priority only for medical supplies (and other essential items). And your company might not be paying for any of it. In reality, you don’t need to shop to...
Working remotely is the dream, isn’t it? Many office workers sitting in cubicles see it that way. Managers see it that way too, but also fear it is a productivity killer. At Convert, we’ve perfected “work from home”. It works for us now, but we’ve come a long way...
If you’d told me in 2016 when I started at Convert I’d be running a team meet up in Bali, Indonesia, I would’ve said you were dreaming! It just goes to show you that you never know how things can turn out. By mid-2018 we’d achieved enough growth in...
As a remote worker, you already know that maximizing your productivity is essential. That means you’re going to need high amounts of focus and concentration. However, that focus and concentration doesn’t come easily. Working outside of a traditional office setup leaves you vulnerable to all sorts of distractions, some...
Remote work is trendy. Every day there’s a new study on how it improves productivity, or minimizes overhead. But for us that’s almost besides the point. Because it’s sometimes hard to evaluate the benefits of someone being “15% more productive.” But it’s pretty damn easy to see what’s valuable...
For me, traveling to Canada was a lifelong goal. At school, I remember attending a talk about studying abroad there. But I’d have to cover my flight, my school fees, food, and transportation—and my family didn’t have the money. We could barely afford my college studies in Mexico. So...
How do you hire someone you’ve never really met? There’s no waiting room, no handshakes, no suits or ties. No sitting across from each other nervously at a long table. No face-to-face interaction to help you gauge: “this person will work well with the team.” Well, here’s how we...
When you start at Convert, you get a few onboarding documents and a solid half million links. And here’s the gist of most of them: Figure out how you work best and then work that way. Working independently gives you a lot of freedom. But as some would say:...
I start my workday by greeting unconscious people I’ve never met. Then I get into a fight with a robot. This is to say: at Convert, we communicate a bit differently. Here, we’re a totally remote team, working nearly totally flexible hours. We’re based in 9 different countries, and...
