What is Remote Wing?
Introducing a better Slack community for remote workers
I work remotely, and I love it.
And I’m not the only one; tens of thousands of people across the Americas and Europe work remotely, and many of them love it too.
I love sharing encouraging reads for/about remote work on LinkedIn.
I love sharing my work-from-home experience with my wife, family and friends.
I love encouraging others (who are pursuing a remote lifestyle) to go full gusto on any job they see as a good fit, and I love helping them through that process.
But remote work isn’t all butterflies, at least not all the time. Like anything, it has its pitfalls.
One of those pitfalls? Loneliness. Isolation. Lack of Vitamin D. Working from a place (home) that might feel TOO familiar after some time.
Sometimes, remote work can feel like it’s lacking a sense of community.
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Finding community online
If you’re like me, you love being a part of a community.
Community is different for everyone. For me, it looks like my local church, city basketball league, a few different Facebook groups, etc.
There’s something powerful about community — it provides a sense of belonging for its members. A sense of pride and excitement and familiarity and family.
So I got to thinkin’.
There are a few different online communities for remote workers out there, but they feel a bit incomplete. Why not make the experience better?
And thus, Remote Wing was born!
In a nutshell, Remote Wing is a Slack community designed to do the following:
- Uplift
- Share
- Seek
Let’s break it down. 😬
1. Uplift
There are plenty of Slack communities out there for those that work from home, but not all of them send daily, consistent encouragements for the early risers (and the sleepers-in 😉).
Working from home (or Europe, or some exotic island) can often be more draining emotionally than physically.
In a conventional 9–5 office, coworkers have the benefit of consistent human interaction.
While it’s easy to eye-roll/complain about coworkers, this is an integral part of human connection that many remote workers miss during the weekday.
This is the 1st reason for creating Remote Wing: to provide an encouraging, uplifting and energizing space for remote workers, every day of the week.
2. Share
Experiences are better shared than bottled.
Whether you’re having a crappy day, feeling isolated or just need to take your eyes off the laptop, sharing that experience with others can be a helpful outlet to getting past the “bleh”-ness.
You know what else helps? Taking a break. Reading an article. Skimming through your news feed.
With curated content on the Remote Wing Slack, you can read enjoyable content that’s relevant to you.
This is the 2nd reason for creating Remote Wing: to facilitate a safe space for sharing work-from-home experiences and a home base for relevant, curated content.
3. Seek
This one is a bit more…abstract? I could go all deep-philosophical here and say everyone is seeking some thing…what’s yours?
But let’s keep it light. In the remote work world, people are mainly seeking for two things: better community and better opportunity.
That’s why we’re offering a curated #JobBoard with jobs across the product, creative and administrative worlds! If you’re looking for a better fit, you might just find it on our job board.
This is the 3rd reason for creating Remote Wing: to consistently provide members with better remote opportunities for themselves and their families.
Want to join the squad? Joining the Slack community is completely free, no strings attached.
We’d love to have you!
