The remote workers of Dundalk are connecting with one another offline by way of non-profit group undertaking, Grow Remote, whose mission is to make remote work native.
As a social enterprise, Grow Remote works with corporations and staff alike to ship coaching, help job seekers to discover remote jobs, and run offline occasions specializing in connection and community-building.
The native Dundalk chapter hopes to discover remote jobs for native individuals, cut back outbound commuting and improve native involvement in cultural life.
On twenty third May, remote workers in Dundalk are invited on a strolling tour of the city adopted by a sneak peak on the newly-opened Creative Spark Downtown Hub on Clanbrassil Street as a part of a night of native connection.
At 6pm, a tour in affiliation with SEEK Urban Arts will draw on the wealthy heritage of the city – traditionally, culturally, geographically and mythologically.
This initiatives goals to assist individuals reconnect with a few of our distinctive moments in historical past and on the identical time benefit from the very visible side of the out of doors artwork gallery in Dundalk.
Following this, the remote workers will meet for pizza and refreshments in Creative Spark Downtown.
Ciara Breen is the Downtown Hub Manager:
“This is one other nice alternative for remote workers to join with our city, and with one another. By getting out into the streets, it facilitates conversations and reference to our public areas.”
The occasion may also welcome a number of eBay staff, whose relationship with Grow Remote has deepened in latest years. eBay is without doubt one of the remote corporations concerned in the Remote Alliance, a sandbox for corporations who’ve set out a daring imaginative and prescient for the way forward for work.
There is a excessive variety of eBay staff residing regionally in Dundalk and dealing remotely or hybrid.
A bunch of Welsh authorities staff may also be a part of the occasion as a part of a go to to Ireland studying extra concerning the work of Grow Remote.
Dónal Kearney is Community Manager of Grow Remote:
“Grow Remote is all about offline connection and we’re so excited to see the local people of remote workers rising in Dundalk.
“You by no means know who you’ll meet at a Grow Remote occasion and the conversations will be transformative. We have remote job seekers mixing with high-level administration in remote corporations.
“It’s such an important alternative to join in a neighborhood atmosphere.”
If you’re a remote employee and wish to become involved, attain out to your native Grow Remote chapter by way of [email protected].
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