What Your Boss Messages Really Mean
If you work from home, you know how important it is to stay in touch with your boss and colleagues through email and chat programs like Slack. The problem is that text communication can leave a lot to the imagination in terms of tone. Is your online boss really a moron who hates everything you do? Or are you just reading their posts at their worst?
Order lunch, fire up Slack, and schedule an afternoon shower. It’s Work from Home of the Week ! From our sofas and local coffee shops, Lifehacker gives you tips to keep you productive, balanced, and sane, whether you work from home all day or your entire career.
In this video, you will learn four helpful online communication tips that are sure to reduce the anxiety that telecommuting workers experience from time to time. For example, I explain:
- Why you shouldn’t dwell on messages, no matter how insincere they may seem.
- Why it is good to have a face-to-face conversation with your boss whenever possible.
- Why you should spend more time chatting with Slack.
If day-to-day communication is stressing you while you are working from home, take a deep breath, watch the video above, and understand that more often than not, no news is good news when it comes to work messages.