Quiz: Are You A Great Remote-Working Team Player? Venkatesh Murali 4 years ago How effective are you as a remote team-working player? Take our short quiz to find out and learn more about the best practices. You start work in the morning and you realize there aren't any major pending tasks Take initiative and work on something that will keep you engaged Insist that you want to help a team member even after they decline your offer Sit by and wait for your superior to assign new task 1 out of 5 Your deadlines get pushed because a team member wasn't able to do their part on time (due to a personal situation) Point out to your manager that the delay wasn't your fault Expect your colleague to take the blame for the delay Empathize with your colleague and offer extra help where necessary 2 out of 5 Your manager is expecting a weekly report today You send it on slack / whatsapp / a channel that you use often to text your teammates You call your manager and explain learnings over the conversation You send an email in the same thread where you've been sharing weekly reports for the last 6 months. 3 out of 5 A teammate sends you an email about an important task at 6 pm, when your work hours get over Reply immediately, asking about timelines Wait till tomorrow to send a reply Tell your teammate you won’t be able to work on it now 4 out of 5 There’s a virtual coffee break at 4 pm everyday that most employees attend Find an excuse to skip it as you don’t generally like small talk Try joining whenever you’re free to bond with your teammates Put a 4 pm weekly meeting on hold so you don’t miss the coffee break 5 out of 5 {{#message}}{{{message}}}{{/message}}{{^message}}Your submission failed. The server responded with {{status_text}} (code {{status_code}}). Please contact the developer of this form processor to improve this message. Learn More{{/message}}{{#message}}{{{message}}}{{/message}}{{^message}}It appears your submission was successful. Even though the server responded OK, it is possible the submission was not processed. Please contact the developer of this form processor to improve this message. Learn More{{/message}}Submitting… Next Time is Up! 0
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