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Episode #59: Daniel Yoon of Sleepy Giant


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In this episode, Daniel Yoon of Sleepy Giant, talks about his experience as being “the new guy” on a team located on the other side of the world, knowing whether you’re responsible enough to effectively hold a remote position, and shares a resourceful list of companies who are known to hire remote workers.

Show Notes:

Daniel Yoon (twitter / github)

Sleepy Giant

01:00 – Introduction & Background

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  • .NET background
  • Currently works in Ruby
  • Located in Beijing, China

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    01:40 – Working for a U.S. company while located in China
    04:01 – Identifying companies that allow you to work remotely

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    • Stack Overflow
    • RubyFlow
    • Ruby Weekly (invite only)
    • GitHub Jobs
    • 37 Signals Job Board   
    • The Sourcery

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      05:43 – Interview Process

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      • Skype
      • Dressing up
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        07:29 – Headsets
        09:50 – Interview Process (contâ€d)

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        • Programming Quizzes
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          10:53 – Advantages of working remotely
          13:58 – Home office connection

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          • Security concerns
          • HipChat
          • Time zone overlap
          • JIRA
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            17:36 – Getting introduced/introducing yourself as a new team member

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            • Whoâ€s that guy?
            • Getting lost in translation
            • Feeling anonymous

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              31:12 – Advice for remote reworkers

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              • Can you handle it?
              • Responsibility
              • Have a backup source of Internet
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