Education and Communications Questions

When you can’t visit an office or meet the team in person, how do you figure out if a company’s culture is a good fit? Any red flags or clever ways to dig deeper during interviews?

How do you onboard new remote hires so they actually feel *part* of the team culture and workflow, not just like they’ve been dropped into a sea of Slack channels and Zoom calls? Need help making our current process less isolating and more welcoming.

How to stay disciplined and motivated when pursuing online courses or self-paced learning for professional development while working remotely, especially with so many distractions at home and the lines between work/study/life blurred?

I’m an HR manager, and our remote onboarding process feels like drinking from a firehose for new hires. Too many tools, meetings, and docs in the first week. What’s a better way to ease people in while still covering essentials? Any creative ideas or frameworks?

Eyeing a move to either Spain or Portugal in the next year to work remotely. I’m doing Duolingo daily, but I feel like I need something more robust to actually converse and handle daily life/some work interactions. What are your most effective (and maybe less obvious) strategies for learning a language to a decent conversational...

How to effectively build a strong professional network and find mentors when you’re working 100% remotely, especially if you’re relatively new to your industry and not meeting people organically at an office?

My two elementary schoolers are doing hybrid learning and the remote days are a STRUGGLE. They’re losing focus, I’m losing my sanity trying to juggle work and their ‘school’. Any creative ideas for keeping them engaged with online classes? And how do parents stay sane?! 🤯SOS!

I have been working remotely for a year, and I love the flexibility, but I feel disconnected from my team and industry trends. I want to keep learning new skills (like coding or design), but it’s hard to stay motivated alone. Any tips for staying inspired and connected while upskilling from home?

I took a year off remote freelancing to study and travel, and now clients keep asking about the gap in my portfolio. How do you explain breaks without sounding unprofessional? I don’t want to overshare but also don’t want to seem unreliable.

My remote team is super talented, but we barely know each other outside of work chats. It’s hard to stay pumped when it feels so impersonal. How do you build connection and keep motivation up?

I’ve been killing it at my remote job for over a year, consistently exceeding expectations. But it feels weird asking for a raise over Zoom or email. How have others navigated this successfully? Any tips for making a strong case when you’re not physically in the office? Timing? Wording? 💰📈

I’ve signed up for like 5 online courses in the past year (coding, marketing, etc.) and have finished exactly ZERO. 🤦‍♂️ With in-person classes, I always saw them through. What’s the secret to actually completing these things when you’re learning remotely? Discipline tips? Motivation hacks?

With AI and automation transforming industries, I’m feeling anxious about my long-term career prospects. I’m currently in marketing, but I want to future-proof my skillset. What skills would you recommend focusing on?

I’m a new adjunct professor teaching literature seminars that rely heavily on group discussion. When I taught in person last semester, discussions were lively and engaging. Now that we’ve moved to remote learning, my Zoom discussions are awkward with long silences and the same 2-3 students participating. I’ve tried breakout rooms but students say they’re...