Describe your Remote Year expreience in 3 words. Best 👏 year 👏 ever What are you working on for the year? Personally, I’m working on my self confidence. Being a part of this loving, accepting community has gone a long way towards that goal, and I’m decidedly more outgoing and less introverted than […]
Why did you decide to come on Remote Year? I felt at a crossroads in my life. I was working in a corporate job as a marketing director of a small beauty brand in Canada. While it was a great company, I had stopped experiencing personal fulfillment and professional growth.In an effort to shake […]
Sabbaticals are no longer defined by the absence of work – in fact they are defined by the presence of it. Sabbaticals aren’t just another word for vacation. They’re the new word for an active pursuit of purpose. Read more →
Sabbaticals are no longer defined by the absence of work – in fact they are defined by the presence of it. Sabbaticals aren’t just another word for vacation. They’re the new word for an active pursuit of purpose. Read more →
I have always wanted to live abroad for some extended period. It never really seemed feasible and I never wanted it to be at the expense of career growth – I didn’t want to take a gap year where I just bummed around for a year doing odd jobs. After Uni I started working immediately […]
Sabbaticals are no longer defined by the absence of work – in fact they are defined by the presence of it. Sabbaticals aren’t just another word for vacation. They’re the new word for an active pursuit of purpose. Read more →
What are you working on for the year? Outside of the current software engineering gig, I’m working to improve myself, improve my art, improve the world around me via a financial empowerment startup, and improve my alcohol tolerance. How did you find yourself a remote role? After four years in the investment profession, I decided […]
Sabbaticals are no longer defined by the absence of work – in fact they are defined by the presence of it. Sabbaticals aren’t just another word for vacation. They’re the new word for an active pursuit of purpose. Read more →
How did you find yourself a remote role? I had never worked remotely before, and it’s not a big part of our firm’s culture. Remote Year led me through the process of creating a business case to present to my upper management – outlining what exactly Remote Year is, what it offers, why it’s […]
Rarely are there folks around who understand the nature of your challenges… or the gravity of your small victories. I mean, which of your family and friends would drop what they are doing to have a celebratory beer with you when someone at Cigna returned your call?! Anyway, the prospect of spending a […]