Want a new career? Or side gig? Or simply a work arrangement that suits your life and lifestyle? Then remote work—working from home or anywhere else in the world that you want—may be the solution for you.
Daniella Flores is the founder of I Like to Dabble, an award-winning money, career, remote work and side hustle platform for neurodivergent and LGBTQ+ individuals. On this episode of Queer Money, Daniella joins us to share her experiences with remote work and describe the benefits of working from home—especially if you don’t fit into gender binary stereotypes. Daniella offers advice on staying engaged with your team in a virtual environment and explains how to identify whether you’re a good candidate for remote work.
Listen in for Daniella’s insight into the best online job boards for remote roles and learn how to negotiate to work from home and successfully pivot into remote work.
Topics covered in this remote work from home episode:
- What it means to work remotely and how different companies define it differently
- Daniella’s experiences working remotely in IT and technology
- The benefits of working remotely in terms of money, mental health and work-life balance
- The challenge around disconnecting from your job when you work from home
- When remote workers can set their own hours (and when they can’t)
- How remote work may benefit those of us who don’t fit into gender binary stereotypes
- Daniella’s advice on staying engaged with your manager and team if you work remotely
- How to identify whether you’re a good candidate for remote work
- Why so many companies are rolling back their remote work policies right now
- Why it’s crucial to read the fine print when a job listing says the role is remote
- Daniella’s insight into the best online job boards for remote work How to highlight remote work experience on your resume
