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Web Commuters Need Support Too Web Commuters Need Support Too

Today we have a guest post from Brenda Dentinger.  Brenda has been with Citrix for over 5 years and is an
expert in technology and support services. She is exclusively focused
on the remote services and support industry and often…

Clearing the Air on Employee Background Checks Clearing the Air on Employee Background Checks

Today Anne Stephanie Cruz stops by to clear the air on employee background checks.  Anne is a 25 year old writer from Cleveland, Ohio and has been an employee of crimcheck.com for 5 years. Crimcheck.com was founded in 1991 by…


When You Hit the Wall When You Hit the Wall

You can always feel it coming.  You sit in front of your computer and stare at it blankly.  Watching Top Gun for the 15th time somehow makes sense.  Polishing your silverware sounds fun.  You even shut down IM, Facebook and…

Why You Need to Know About the Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act Why You Need to Know About the Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act

Today we’re fortunate to have Chuck Wilsker, President and CEO of The Telework Coalition, and Nicole Belson Golubuff, an attorney in New York and an Advisory Board member of the Telework Coalition, join us with his very timely call-to-action regarding…

7 Simple Fitness Tips 7 Simple Fitness Tips

This was originally posted on my personal blog but thought that these tips would be applicable to workshifters as well.It’s really hard to stay motivated to go to a gym consistently. Some people are intimidated by working out around others.…

Ten Critical Points to Consider Before Workshifting Internationally Ten Critical Points to Consider Before Workshifting Internationally

This is a guest post from Mark Hayward.…  Mark is a former Peace Corps volunteer and he hates the cold! But he loves living in the Caribbean, being a small business owner, and trying to help other small

Five Simple Steps to a Virtual Workplace Program [Whitepaper] Five Simple Steps to a Virtual Workplace Program [Whitepaper]

As part of a larger report on workplace trends developed by Citrix Online titled “Worldwide Workplace: The Web Commuting Imperative”, today we’re launching a whitepaper on simple steps that businesses can take to get started in workshifting some or all…

Workshifting from a Small Town Workshifting from a Small Town

Becky McCray comes and hangs out with us today to provide the small town workshifting perspective.  Becky is the co-owner of a retail liquor store and a cattle ranch. She publishes the popular SmallBizSurvival.com about small business and rural issues,…

Developing Family Balance as a Workshifter Developing Family Balance as a Workshifter

Today Amber Naslund stops by to share her thoughts on developing family balance while being a workshifter.  Amber is the Director of Community at Radian6 which keeps her on the road a lot.  Amber also maintains a blog, Altitude Branding,…

Lifestyle Design Tips that Rock Stars Can Teach You Lifestyle Design Tips that Rock Stars Can Teach You

Today Greg Rollett jumps on the workshifting stage to provide lifestyle design tips that we can learn from rock stars.  Greg is a young entrepreneur that helps 20somethings live untraditional “rock star” lives.  He also helps musicians understand the importance of…

What Do Your Emails Say About You? What Do Your Emails Say About You?

Today we have a guest post from Inga Rundquist.  Inga is PR Arsonist for MindFire Communications. She is celebrating her one year workshifting anniversary in August. Most of the time, she works out her home office in Chicago. You can…

Top 10 Strategies for Managers of Mobile Workers Top 10 Strategies for Managers of Mobile Workers

Usually when we read about the concepts of workshifting, being a digital nomad, a web-worker or any other term related to working from outside of an office building, we usually view it through the lens of the employee.  Articles tend…

Another Reason to Become a Remote Worker: Traffic Another Reason to Become a Remote Worker: Traffic

Today, we have a guest post from Hugh Tonks.  Hugh manages one of the three Citrix Labs research groups, based just outside Cambridge UK.  In coming months Hugh hopes to explore some of the thinking underpinning the work we are…

Announcement – WorkShifting is Now on Facebook Announcement – WorkShifting is Now on Facebook

I’m happy to announce that as of last night workshifting is now on Facebook!  The goal for the Facebook page is to have another way to connect with all of you.  I invite you to drop by, share interesting links…

How Do You Ask Your Boss for a Raise? How Do You Ask Your Boss for a Raise?

Today we have a guest post from Andrew Mahaney.  Andy is a contact center solution architect and consultant at eLoyalty Corp specializing in the deployment of Cisco Unified Communication technologies. He has been workshifting for 6 years from hotels, airports…

A Conversation with Greg Matthews of Humana A Conversation with Greg Matthews of Humana

Earlier this week I interviewed Greg Matthews, Director of Innovation at Humana, while he was in Boston to speak at the Enterprise 2.0 conference.  A title such as “Director of Innovation” is not one that we’re used to seeing in…

Announcement – Flickr Widget and Workshifting Tag Announcement – Flickr Widget and Workshifting Tag

If you’ve been hanging out with us workshifters since the launch you probably noticed the Flickr widet on the sidebar.  Previously the only way pictures would show up there was if they were uploaded to the workshifting Flickr account. 
That…

The Joys of Lost Luggage The Joys of Lost Luggage

Anyone that spends a lot of their life on planes has surely enjoyed the pains caused by lostluggage.  I usually use carry-on rolling suitcase to avoid having to check to avoid any issues as well as the delay it causes…

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