AKA schedule unfocused meetings. Unfocused meetings have been a problem for years, or perhaps centuries. Has nothing to do with remote work, or even being an "effective worker" in the general sense.
> They presume availability
The body text for this section has nothing to do with presuming availability. In any case, neither the section header or the examples have anything to do with remote work or being an "effective worker". Sure, they're annoying, but that's about it.
> They disappear mysteriously
If you need synchronous collaborative time with me, let's schedule it. Otherwise, asynchronous communication should have no default expectation of availability. Obviously it would be polite to mention that you have to step out for a bit.
Also, again, has nothing to do with remote work or being an "effective worker". Most of us communicate digitally sometimes, even when we're in the office. I haven't suddenly become ineffective because you incorrectly assumed that you had my undivided attention for an unspecified amount of time.
> They pretend to be useful.
AKA they chime in pointlessly in issue threads. While annoying or pointless, this also has nothing to do with remote work or being an "effective worker".
> They operate undercover
AKA turn off their camera. Plenty of comments here already about this. Also has nothing to do with being an effective worker.
> 5 Habits of Highly Ineffective Remote Workers
This is a short, low-quality list of personal pet peeves about communication and expectations, under a click-bait title. Effective workers solve problems and add value to the company. People can be quite effective despite poor communication skills. At the same time, everyone could probably benefit from improving their workplace communication skills. The payoff for improved communication is greater when everyone is remote, or at least communicating digitally.
A lot has been written about what does and does make for effective meetings and workplace communication, and this doesn't contribute much to that discussion.
Really, I should conclude with a personal list that actually does relate to effective remote work. I've been remote for 7 years. But I haven't found it to be complicated or significanly different from effective work in the office.
AKA schedule unfocused meetings. Unfocused meetings have been a problem for years, or perhaps centuries. Has nothing to do with remote work, or even being an "effective worker" in the general sense.
> They presume availability
The body text for this section has nothing to do with presuming availability. In any case, neither the section header or the examples have anything to do with remote work or being an "effective worker". Sure, they're annoying, but that's about it.
> They disappear mysteriously
If you need synchronous collaborative time with me, let's schedule it. Otherwise, asynchronous communication should have no default expectation of availability. Obviously it would be polite to mention that you have to step out for a bit.
Also, again, has nothing to do with remote work or being an "effective worker". Most of us communicate digitally sometimes, even when we're in the office. I haven't suddenly become ineffective because you incorrectly assumed that you had my undivided attention for an unspecified amount of time.
> They pretend to be useful.
AKA they chime in pointlessly in issue threads. While annoying or pointless, this also has nothing to do with remote work or being an "effective worker".
> They operate undercover
AKA turn off their camera. Plenty of comments here already about this. Also has nothing to do with being an effective worker.
> 5 Habits of Highly Ineffective Remote Workers
This is a short, low-quality list of personal pet peeves about communication and expectations, under a click-bait title. Effective workers solve problems and add value to the company. People can be quite effective despite poor communication skills. At the same time, everyone could probably benefit from improving their workplace communication skills. The payoff for improved communication is greater when everyone is remote, or at least communicating digitally.
A lot has been written about what does and does make for effective meetings and workplace communication, and this doesn't contribute much to that discussion.
Really, I should conclude with a personal list that actually does relate to effective remote work. I've been remote for 7 years. But I haven't found it to be complicated or significanly different from effective work in the office.