“Was it for this the Wild Geese spread the grey wing on every tide?”
Welcome to the Grow Remote and the Wild Geese chapter! This group was set up on November 4, 2018 and is run by volunteers and mystic gladiators . We are keen to build a thriving community of remote workers in and around Lough Derg. Our HQ is based in Portumna, Co. Galway. However, our community has no boundaries, borders or frontiers.
Not everyone leaves or should feel the need to leave their home to find an opportunity to work. Lough Derg and environs is a treasure chest of highly skilled and educated people working or not working. The aim of this group is not only to raise awareness of the opportunities of working remotely but to build a community where you can work remotely together and look for support on your journey.
According to this Remote How Survey, 62% of people don’t work remotely because they don’t know where to start. We want to change that for our 200,000+ remote workers and those who would like to convert to remote working.
Who is the Wild Geese for?
Regardless of your industry, background or whether you're working remotely full time, we are keen to have you on board. This is an opportunity for:
Remote Workers
Traditional Workers who would like to try out Remote Work
Our Diaspora - who are looking for an opportunity to return home
Parents of our Diaspora who would like to learn more!
The Curious - those of you who have not heard about remote work
The Homemakers - those of you who paused your working life to nurture our young geese
Become one of Wild Geese first members and be the first to share in its vision, and support the work of its volunteers.
Grow Remote hope to reinvent how people work, share knowledge, tell stories, and inspire more people to experience this way of life.
A note from the founder of Grow Remote
Welcome to Grow Remote on ChangeX! We're building a national movement to connect remote workers in Ireland. We believe we’re in the middle of a seismic change in ways of working that opens up a whole new opportunity for a better quality of life, for remote workers and for rural Ireland. We'll help you do this in your local community by starting a Grow Remote Chapter.
Tracy Keogh
Founder of Grow Remote
“Was it for this the Wild Geese spread the grey wing on every tide?”
Welcome to the Grow Remote and the Wild Geese chapter! This group was set up on November 4, 2018 and is run by volunteers and mystic gladiators . We are keen to build a thriving community of remote workers in and around Lough Derg. Our HQ is based in Portumna, Co. Galway. However, our community has no boundaries, borders or frontiers.
Not everyone leaves or should feel the need to leave their home to find an opportunity to work. Lough Derg and environs is a treasure chest of highly skilled and educated people working or not working. The aim of this group is not only to raise awareness of the opportunities of working remotely but to build a community where you can work remotely together and look for support on your journey.
According to this Remote How Survey, 62% of people don’t work remotely because they don’t know where to start. We want to change that for our 200,000+ remote workers and those who would like to convert to remote working.
Who is the Wild Geese for?
Regardless of your industry, background or whether you're working remotely full time, we are keen to have you on board. This is an opportunity for:
Remote Workers
Traditional Workers who would like to try out Remote Work
Our Diaspora - who are looking for an opportunity to return home
Parents of our Diaspora who would like to learn more!
The Curious - those of you who have not heard about remote work
The Homemakers - those of you who paused your working life to nurture our young geese
Become one of Wild Geese first members and be the first to share in its vision, and support the work of its volunteers.
Grow Remote hope to reinvent how people work, share knowledge, tell stories, and inspire more people to experience this way of life.
A note from the founder of Grow Remote
Welcome to Grow Remote on ChangeX! We're building a national movement to connect remote workers in Ireland. We believe we’re in the middle of a seismic change in ways of working that opens up a whole new opportunity for a better quality of life, for remote workers and for rural Ireland. We'll help you do this in your local community by starting a Grow Remote Chapter.
Tracy Keogh
Founder of Grow Remote
The latest iteration from Grow Remote on Getting Started:
The top 900 Remote Jobs jobs in Ireland. Leverage your professional network, and get hired. New Remote Jobs jobs added daily:
Everyone’s transition into remote work is different and unique. It is important to find your own path toward remote work. It may not be a simple, straightforward, bump-free road, but the reward of having the freedom to live your life in the way that you want to live it is worth it:
Ballinasloe February Virtual meeting takes place online at 6:30pm, Thursday 28th February 2019, hosted by a very experienced Remote Work Facilitator, Renate Kohlman.
Just pop over to the Ballinasloe Grow Remote Chapter below for details on how you can log onto this virtual meeting from anywhere in the world:
On April 16th 2019, Grow Remote are bringing remote working companies, talent and communities together to experience the best of what rural Ireland has to offer with talks, meetups and the activities, in Tubbercurry, Sligo. This is your opportunity to find out more about the Grow Remote movement and listen some great remote companies speak about their experience. Early bird tickets are available from the link below:
The line up includes:
Buffer - Marcus Wermuth
Trello / Atlassian - Jordan Mirchev
Teamwork.com - Ryan Mesches
Hoxby Collective - Alex, Co-Founder
Workplaceless - Tammy Bjelland
Bloomberg - Lorcan Roche Kelly, Markets Editor
Rural Online Initiative - Laurel Farrer
Not to be missed! Early bird tickets below:
Thanks Anne!
Is anyone from Apple participating? They are probably the biggest employer in Ireland for remote workers.
The Springboard and upskilling initiative in higher education offer free courses at Certificate, Degree and Masters level leading to qualifications in areas where there are employment opportunities in the economy.
Springboard+ is co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Social Fund as part of the ESF programme for employability, inclusion and learning 2014-2020.
Please check their board regularly where they post opportunities for remote upskilling and learning. For remote learning opportunities, please select DISTANCE under Delivery Methods.
At our first Grow Remote Discovery Day in the Hub we learned a lot. It became clear that there was a great interest in the whole area of remote working, with a great diversity in awareness:
1. What it is?
2. Is it for me?
3. How do I begin?
4. How do I get started?
5. How do I get skilled for working remotely?
6. What are the first steps?
One of our many takeaways was that many people were interested in starting their remote journey with remote learning. For this reason, we were happy to highlight the work of Workplaceless to everyone on the day (Regretfully, we missed the closing date for the scholarship).
Armed with this new information, we are planning to share opportunities for Life Long Learning to our audience from time to time, to support your journey to working remotely. Nowadays, the world is your oyster in terms of learning opportunities, be it for work prospects or pleasure.
So do not forget to hop onto the Wild Geese page where we will be sharing the best resources for life long learning alongside remote work opportunities!
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