Working from home with a 4-year-old
Where are the best WFH jobs and what are the best cities for remote work [paid version]; and a great free tool for background checks (wink, wink).
Would/could your four-year-old post a photo of you on Instagram? That’s what happened Lab Manager Managing Editor Lauren Everett while working from home last Thursday. See below.
Why it matters
Kudos to Lauren for sharing as a LinkedIn post. Watching a child while WFH can be tricky. Yet it’s a very relatable situation as the comments and reactions indicate.
Going deeper
For many PR professionals, editors carry a lot of power and can be intimidating. This type of post shows a human side that I certainly related to having gone through similar stuff when my daughter was four. My strategy was to put on Sound of Music or Mary Poppins. (NOTE: she’s now a freshman in college and majoring in music)
What’s your WFH-Kid watching strategy
Drop a line and photo if you have a great working-with-my-kid story.
Full transparency
That’s what you get with TinyWow.com’s Background Remover. Check out the photo below.
Why it matters
Ever have a great headshot of yourself but the background makes it inappropriate for the format? This free tool solves the problem.
Going deeper
Did I mention it was free? Yes, it does name the photo tiny-wow. Other than that, nobody is the wiser. This tool is also very useful with logos where you need to remove background stuff.
Want to work outside
Love those fall days where the temps rise to the 70s (or 20s in Celsius). This wifi booster can give you the power to work further away from your router.
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