Day in the Life of a Remote Worker: Ethan Urie (Senior Backend Engineer, GitLab)
Day in the Life of a Remote Worker
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Name: Ethan Urie
Current Job: Senior Backend Engineer, GitLab
Current Location: Rochester, NY
Current Computer: 2019 15" Apple MacBook Pro
Current mobile devices: Apple iPhone Xs
What does your typical workday look like?
- 5am - wake up and exercise
- 5:45am - make kids' lunches and wife's coffee
- 6:30am - breakfast
- 7am - read
- 8am -start work (check email and slack for updates on anything pertinent)
- 8:30am - get kids on the bus
- 8:45-10am - knock out any small tasks on my plate
- 10-11am - meetings most days
- 11am - lunch, usually just at my desk
- 11:15-11:30am - take my dog for a walk
- 11:30am-3:45pm - meetings, coding
- 3:45pm - get kids off the bus and get them snacks
- 4-5pm - Finish up coding tasks for the day
Describe your workspace setup:
I have a semi-dedicated home office with:
- A Fully Jarvis standing desk with keyboard tray
- Anti-fatigue mat
- Steelcase Leap chair
- Dual 27" 4k monitors
- Apple Magic Keyboard (with numpad) and Magic Trackpad 2
What do you listen to while you work?
It depends on the day and the work I'm doing. Usually, I'll be listening to Trance or Film scores. I will occasionally take a detour to classical, jazz, punk rock, or metal.
Aside from your phone and computer, name a gadget you can't live without in your workspace:
I guess I'd have to go with my headphones as I really prefer to listen to music while working. Right now my main pair is a 20-year-old set of Sennheiser HD495s. I also have Apple AirPods for listening to my iPhone and sometimes my laptop. I also have a pair of Etymotic in-ear phones for when I'm out in public and want some noise-isolation.
Connect with Ethan on Twitter: @e7hz3r0
It depends on the day and the work I'm doing. Usually, I'll be listening to Trance or Film scores. I will occasionally take a detour to classical, jazz, punk rock, or metal.
Aside from your phone and computer, name a gadget you can't live without in your workspace:
I guess I'd have to go with my headphones as I really prefer to listen to music while working. Right now my main pair is a 20-year-old set of Sennheiser HD495s. I also have Apple AirPods for listening to my iPhone and sometimes my laptop. I also have a pair of Etymotic in-ear phones for when I'm out in public and want some noise-isolation.
Connect with Ethan on Twitter: @e7hz3r0
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