#work (328 links)
- The shit chute - Justin Stach justin.stach.uk
<blockquote>The shit chute is a process for making sure that if you have to deal with toxic projects, HiPPOs, JFDIs etc is that you get it through your team without ending up covered in shit.</blockquote>
- How to interview job applicants fairly : Anna Shipman : JFDI annashipman.co.uk
- How not to run a remote team elezea.com
- GOV.UK - Check employment status for tax tax.service.gov.uk
<blockquote> Use this service to find out if you, or a worker on a specific engagement, should be classed as employed or self-employed for tax purposes.</blockquote>
- Improving the worst chair in the office | Serviced Office Company servicedofficecompany.co.uk
- Contractor travel expenses, tax relief and the 24-month rule explained contractorcalculator.co.uk
- Why I'm not a big fan of Scrum okigiveup.net
- Not Saying Winter is Coming, But Where’s Your Coat? facebook.com
- HMRC Employment Status Manual hmrc.gov.uk
- When clients blur your IR35 status :: Contractor UK contractoruk.com
The soon to be held staff Christmas party is not the only thing that end-users throw which unsettles independent, self-employed IT contractors, keen to keep…
- Teknion Contessa Task Chair teknion.com
- Product Land (Part 2) blog.memespring.co.uk
<blockquote>Tools for exploring the margins. The purpose of this post is to try and start listing some approaches to moving away from the linear design-test-develop-iterate approach.</blockquote>
- The Shifting Definition of Front-End Developer blog.salsitasoft.com
<blockquote>Angular and other big-iron web frameworks are not an affront to front-end devs. They are just the latest manifestion of a long-term trend: code moving from the server to the browser. Let's define "front-end" to mean the parts of the app relating to user interface, rather than those that happen to be running in the browser's JavaScript VM. If we assign tasks to our developers accordingly, we will see that the new world of single-page web apps is very much like the old one. Plus ça change...</blockquote>
- Saving a Project and a Company - Jacques Mattheij jacquesmattheij.com
Solid wash-up.
- Spacious spaciousapp.com
<blockquote>Coworking, shared & private offices in London</blockquote>
- Working Not Working workingnotworking.com
- The Office Club jointheofficeclub.com
<blockquote> The Office Club facilitates hot desking for workers who cannot commit to being in the office all week. Just let us know when you need a desk and we’ll allocate one of our hot desks to you on a day-by-day basis.</blockquote>
- Burns Sheehan burnssheehan.co.uk
<blockquote>This is why you’ve been giving bad technical interviews all this time: bad interviews are easier to give. They require less thought and creativity and effort on your part. These techniques are tricky to define and tough to follow. But that’s what hiring is like. It’s really hard, and it always takes much longer than you hope it will. The rules are fuzzy, and there are no acid tests that can be applied. </blockquote>
- The UK is becoming the self-employment capital of Europe leftfootforward.org
- Crunch IR35 Calculator crunch.co.uk
- Triangle of Happiness triangleofhappiness.com
<blockquote>The triangle of happiness is a simplification of the main factors that tend to drive most people in their jobs. Put simply, if you're not satisfied with at least 2 of the 3 points of the triangle, your overall job satisfaction is in real question.</blockquote>
- Product Management: priorities and people | Student finance digital studentfinancedigital.blog.gov.uk
So, what exactly is a Product Manager?
- Treehouse work and play treehouseworkandplay.com
<blockquote>Treehouse is a fresh practical solution for parents with young children: A bright workspace for adults with a vibrant multi-activity indoor play centre for children - combined under the same roof.</blockquote>
- What it means to be a Front-end Developer in 2014 the-pastry-box-project.net
- Freelance as a Service | Workshop letsworkshop.com
After running a service that delivers new work opportunities to designers and developers , I’ve come to realize most of us do portfolios wrong. Your online…
- Three problems I never expected as a freelancing mum freelanceadvisor.co.uk
- Unicorn Jobs | Hacker News news.ycombinator.com
- Front-end-Developer-Interview-Questions github.com
<blockquote>There's one view of psychology according to which everything we do to make ourselves miserable – every dysfunctional behaviour, from minor to destructive – begins as an approach that once worked well, often in childhood, then passed its sell-by date. We're not idiots who choose unhappiness; rather, we develop coping mechanisms that make sense at the time.</blockquote>
- How This Freelancer Hacked His Hourly Rate fastcolabs.com
- Lifestyle Programming successfulsoftware.net
<blockquote>If you aren’t going to be satisfied with anything less than being a multi-millionaire living in a hollowed out volcano, then an all-or-nothing, VC-backed start-up crap shoot is probably your only option. And there are markets where you have very little chance of success without venture capital. But really, how much money do you need? Is money going to make you happy? How many meals can you eat in a day? How many cars can you drive?</blockquote>