Wild Geese

“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?”

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

Tracy Keogh

Founder of Grow Remote

Grow Remote

about 3 years ago

A fantastic role from EmployFlex:

"We are hiring for a #fullyremote #practiceaccountant
Get your CV to us ASAP"

Practice Accountant - fully remote

Newly qualified team lead. At least 4 years practice experience. Good communicator.

For a confidential chat call Karen: 087 9722498
Email: [email protected]

Looking for support with your remote work application? Reach out to the Grow Remote community, our Slack group is particularly useful to find others already working in various remote roles, join via GrowRemote.ie

If you are successful in landing a job that Grow Remote has helped please do let us know!

Aisling Catcher joined Wild Geese a Grow Remote group over 3 years ago

Grow Remote

over 3 years ago

We are coming up on our 3rd Grow Remote Jobs Club meetup this coming week welcoming Karen Kinsella from HubSpot and Frank O'Mahony

Signup via Eventbrite - event scheduled for Thursday November 12th, 6:30-8pm IST (i.e. Irish Time)

Skills for finding a remote job & insights from remote teams

Please share with anyone you know on the job hunt (insights are useful outside remote)

These are warm and friendly meetups, there is no such thing as a silly question and you get to hear from people already in these roles

#jobfairy

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/grow-remote-jobs-club-november-meetup-tickets-128397196471

John Damien O'Brien joined Wild Geese a Grow Remote group over 3 years ago

Elodie Golden

almost 4 years ago

Workplaceless have partnered with fellow leaders in the remote work space ( GitLab, Upwork, Trainual, Klaxoon, Grow Remote, Pointer Remote, Boundless, Turing - Hire Elite Remote Software Engineers, Wherewithall, Nomad City Gran Canaria, Remote Work Association, and We Are Rosie ) to build a report to further understand remote team development needs and gaps. Join remote / telecommuting / work from home employees to share what learning is happening at your organization!

They would be incredibly grateful for the 8-10 minutes of your time to complete this survey:

Mark Conroy

about 4 years ago

Hi Folks,

We (Annertech) are working on a website to list all companies still operating during the COVID-19 Crisis. If you'd like to add your company to the list (hopefully we'll have the site live in the next day or two), you can do so by filling out this form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfUgFwGuqAlE3I4scpiOosDwiJntFnA8yatxTbgfBWdxSZZiw/viewform

Please spread the link far and wide. Let's all work together. Thanks.

Mark.

Elodie Golden

about 4 years ago

Running a remote business takes drive, determination, and grit in ordinary times – and even more so in these turbulent times. Things may feel particularly challenging right now. I truly believe in the power of small businesses to make a positive change in the world and in people's lives.

I wanted to refresh you on some Grow Remote Resources:

GROW REMOTE SLACK GROUP

We are always interested in new members joining, but we'd ask that you only hit 'start' below after you have read and agreed to our code of conduct: https://growremote.ie/code-of-conduct/. and values:

https://growremote.ie/our-values/

GROW REMOTE WEBSITE

https://growremote.ie/

WILD GEESE EAST GALWAY TASK FORCE

Our team is working behind the scenes to accelerate the roll-out of the Town & Community Apps into our communities. A separate update will be posted to this page. #WatchThisSpace

THE PULSE CLUB

The Pulse Club holds a webinar each Wednesday at 12pm. Next week they will have the Taoiseach Leo Vradkar join them. Here is the link to the Pulse Club site. Ballinasloe Credit Union announced a €1m support package, €10k per business, for the SME’s and retailers in Ballinasloe.

https://www.thepulseclub.com/covid-19.html

GROW REMOTE ON SOCIAL

https://www.facebook.com/growremote/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqYeCt86bKViiRdPtgfMzHw
https://twitter.com/GrowRemoteIrl

COVID-19: SUPPORTS FOR BUSINESS COMMUNITY

I have curated a document of government and other supports for the business community. If you would like a copy, just send me a message and I will invite you to the document. We are updating it daily.

Finally, and of paramount importance, I hope that you and your families are all doing well in as we all try and make sense of our new normal.

Elodie

Annemarie Reilly joined Wild Geese a Grow Remote group over 4 years ago

Laura Tannian joined Wild Geese a Grow Remote group over 4 years ago

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