Work Culture

Employee Spotlight: Amy Light

We want you to know more about our wonderful people (the lifeblood of our business), so we’re continuing an Employee Spotlight series to share the more personal side of LongerDays! Today’s Employee Spotlight is Amy Light! 1. What is your name?  Amy Light 2. What is your job title?  Team Lead 3. How long have you worked for LongerDays?  1 year (since January 2021) 4. Hometown? Where do you live now? Inhabitants at your...

Employee Spotlight: Brittney Previe

We want you to know more about our wonderful people (the lifeblood of our business), so we’re continuing an Employee Spotlight series to share the more personal side of LongerDays! We asked a series of questions and decided to share the best answers for all the world to see. Today’s Employee Spotlight is Brittney Previe! 1. What is your name? Brittney Previe 2. What is your job title? Virtual Assistant and Team Lead 3. How long have...

Employee Spotlight: Emmy Way

We want you to know more about our wonderful people (the lifeblood of our business), so we’re continuing an Employee Spotlight series to share the more personal side of LongerDays! We asked a series of questions and decided to share the best answers for all the world to see. Today’s Employee Spotlight is Emmy Way! 1. What is your name? Emmy Way 2. What is your job title? Team Lead 3. How long have you worked for LongerDays? 2 years in...

Working From Home Still Works for LongerDays

Work from home! That’s the dream, isn’t it? I won’t lie – when businesses started temporarily closing down, I was more than excited to drastically reduce my morning commute to a 30-second carpeted walk (socks optional), with the only risk of detours coming from the occasional pet related pile-up on Hallway US-31.  Fast forward 6 weeks… I’m thankfully still on the clock and working from my own impromptu home office....

The Strange Upsides of Working From Home

Monday morning… Computer’s running, coffee’s on. I’ve checked my email and logged into the various platforms, but something’s different. Maybe it’s the pajamas, the Groundhog’s Day feeling of being in the same few rooms for the last couple weeks, the vague existential dread of a worldwide pandemic (and the ensuing pandemonium), or the general isolation from the people I care about… But something’s definitely different.  This is...

Working Remote: When to Pick Up The Phone

As someone who has worked remotely for nearly a decade, I know how easy it is to develop a heavy reliance on communication and collaboration tools like Slack, Swizzy, and Trello. They are so quick and convenient, they often become the only communication tools we use. Still, there are some situations where it makes sense to ping the person on the other end with “can we talk?” Here are some situations best handled by phone or video...