https://omaciel.github.io/tags/remote-work/Recent content in Remote-Work on Og Maciel's JournalHugoen-usWed, 08 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://omaciel.github.io/posts/2025-10-08-my-google-calendar-tried-to-kill-me/Wed, 08 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://omaciel.github.io/posts/2025-10-08-my-google-calendar-tried-to-kill-me/<p><img src="https://omaciel.github.io/images/google-calendar-kill-cover.heic" alt="Calendar Image"></p> <p>Today was one of those days when I barely had time to get up between meetings — to use the restroom, grab a cup of coffee, or just breathe. It was meeting after meeting after meeting, and even during the few blocks when I didn&rsquo;t have anything scheduled, I still found myself hopping on calls to help someone who needed support.</p> <p>I&rsquo;ve been working from home since 2012, and before COVID, there was always a bit of a buffer between meetings — time that actually allowed me to get work done. As a senior manager of engineers, I do spend an enormous amount of time in meetings, but I&rsquo;m usually the first to suggest canceling one if a Slack message or email would do the trick.</p>