Remote Work: Honest Advice, Cool Companies, Legit Jobs
Welcome to Been Remote. This is a place where you’ll find opinions that go against the grain, stories of what really goes on inside tech companies, and how to be an ethical remote manager while still growing your career — and values.
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Year 1 Manager Guide
The chronological list of everything you need to do in an employee’s 1st year as a manager.
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Templates
Make a copy, modify, review & approve, and use. Don’t reinvent the wheel, here’s mine. And yes, it’s on sheets.
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OKRs
Demystifying OKRs: Read the plain language on the WHY and the HOW. +Template
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Companies
Search policies, find legit jobs and see what’s hybrid near you.
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Products
We’ve aggregated the best of the best so you don’t have to do any research.
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That’s right, we operate BR for free because y’all it is hard out there. It’s even harder than when I was starting out, and it was hard then (2006).
It’s tougher than ever to get a job and hold onto one. This site is so you can get the real advice and recommendations that enable you to make good choices for yourself, your team, and your business (in that order). Ask a question, give advice, or just say hi. We’re so glad you’re here.
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Welcome.
I’m Adrienne, and I’ve been remote for over a decade. The last time I made a commute was in 2014 to an office on Brand Boulevard in Glendale, California. I grabbed my plants, got in the car, and never looked in the rearview at an office again.
Remote working isn’t new for all of us, but it’s new for a lot of us. This is a judgment-free space to ask tricky questions, receive career support, or simply get an answer to “is this normal?”
Real culture isn’t built on perks or forced bonding, but on trust, clarity, and how people treat each other when no one is watching. Even online, every small act of empathy shapes whether a team feels human or just transactional.