2. Thriving as a Remote Worker
During a Crisis
Amanda Marochko
Head of Strategic Partnerships @ Buffer
@Marochko
3. We’re committed to creating
content our business customers
will find valuable.
4. Scheduling post for the future.
Engaging with your customers and followers.
Assess your performance on social media.
3 main components
of a social media solution
5.
6. Remote work under normal circumstances is
very different from remote work under
COVID-19
7. Lesson #1: Be more forgiving to your
colleagues during this time
11. 🛠 Tool Tip: Threads
1. Clear processes, clear intentions
2. Most things aren’t urgent
3. Invest in your writing
4. Communicate everything upfront
12. When to prioritise real time communication?
1. Casual hangouts, catchups, celebrations
2. Urgent situations
3. Relationship building (1:1s, masterminds)
4. Communicate everything upfront
15. How we work with
1. You’re responsible for managing your downtime
2. Default to Public Channels
3. Use status and profile to communicate availability
16. How we work with
4. Be deliberate about notifications
5. Communicate proactively
6. Thread when you can
7. Kill / modify Slack when you need to focus
17. How we work with
8. Don’t keep checking messages constantly
9. @channel or @here?
10. Reply by the end of your day
18. Lesson #3: Set boundaries and expectations
for your comms tools
20. The top 12 tools we use on the Buffer team
1. Video chat: Zoom ✅
2. Team handbook: Notion
3. Discussion and decision-making: Threads ✅
4. HR dashboard: Zenefits
5. Security and password management: Okta and 1Password
6. Tracking time off: Timetastic
7. Reviews and career conversations: Culture Amp
8. Instant messaging and watercooler: Slack ✅
9. Achievement and recognition: HeyTaco
10. Real-time collaboration: Dropbox, Dropbox Paper
11. Tasks, transparency and more: Trello
12. Planning meetings: Calendly