Friends and Allies at Work

As a web worker - working corporate from home - it is highly important to keep communications up with those that you work with, and those that you work for. This becomes especially important when times of crisis occur, and you need support from your colleagues. Only those that truly understand your worth, both as an employee and as a person, will fight by your side to do what is right.

One way to keep up communications is to attempt to send an email and a phone call at least three times a day to those that you work closely with, once a day to those that you report to, and at least once a month to update those with hiring/firing power over your position. In addition, be sure to have extra-official activities with your direct superior at least once a year, including dinner, sports, or other social event. Online social networking can prove beneficial as well, including such sites as www.linkedin.com or www.spoke.com.

Meeting face-to-face is one of the most important factors in keeping up relations at work. Try to travel back to the head office a few times a year to be sure that all is well in the corporate world.

Of course, this practice may not apply to all web workers, especially if you do not work for a corporate office. However, these processes can be applied to many different circumstances to help improve communications and recognition.