Author: Ahmed

Howdy 👋, I’m Ahmed from Morocco and I build things using code. I blog about remote working at: remote.ma
COVID-19

[Company & Managers Handbook] Are your employees working from home due to the COVID-19 virus? – Here is your guide to make it work

During these difficult times where the COVID-19 virus is spreading in Morocco, many companies are letting their employees work from home. As you know, this is a hard shift for you and your employees. This guide is here to help your company manage this change. Another guide is also available for employees to help them work from home. Please feel free to share it with … Continue reading [Company & Managers Handbook] Are your employees working from home due to the COVID-19 virus? – Here is your guide to make it work

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COVID-19

[Employee Handbook] Are you working from home due to the COVID-19 virus?- Here is your guide

During these difficult times where the COVID-19 virus is spreading in Morocco. Many of you will be working from home as a precautionary measure. As you know, this is a hard shift for you, your team, and your company. This guide is here to help you and your team work and communicate during this hard time. Another guide is also available to help companies manage … Continue reading [Employee Handbook] Are you working from home due to the COVID-19 virus?- Here is your guide

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Uncategorized

Traveling tips: Packing more, worrying less, and enjoying the journey

Some tips here will help you save space. Others will make you worry less about the travel. And others will help you enjoy your journey. Curated after years of travel. These tips can apply to all travelers. Not only those who travel a lot. So don’t feel this isn’t right for you if you travel rarely. Also, a lot of articles assume you’ll be traveling … Continue reading Traveling tips: Packing more, worrying less, and enjoying the journey

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Essentials

7 excuses you’ll hear about remote working

When talking about remote working, you’ll certainly hear some excuses. The reasons for these are lack of trust, resistance, or sometimes misinformation. People and companies have seen one way of working: coming every day to an office. So it’s normal that they will push back if you start telling them they can do it differently now. The following is the top 7 excuses you can … Continue reading 7 excuses you’ll hear about remote working

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Legal, Morocco

Dealing with Moroccan banks without losing your mind

Even after spending more than a year dealing with banks and international transfers, I still think it’s a hard game! In this post, I’ll share my process of finding the best bank in Morocco, how to accept international payments and what are the fees. Banking is something that scares lot of people wanting to start working on the internet. That’s why I’m trying to share … Continue reading Dealing with Moroccan banks without losing your mind

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Productivity, Tools

Organize your life with a personal assistant: Todoist

A typical day for all of us involves lot of things we should complete. Buying groceries, working, calling family, and more. Organizing all of this and keeping track of everything is not that easy, especially if you work remotely and your home is also your office! At least, that was the case before discovering Todoist. Before talking about it, I want to tell you how … Continue reading Organize your life with a personal assistant: Todoist

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Remote Life

What to expect from a company retreat when working remotely

When working remotely, you get used to communicate with your coworkers using audio, video, and text based chat. However, it’s always a good idea to see them in person once in a while. That’s why a lot of remote companies schedule a yearly meeting referred to as: the company retreat. This year, we had an awesome company retreat in Rotterdam. The whole team at Automattic … Continue reading What to expect from a company retreat when working remotely

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