Destination Remote: The coolest Bulgarian couple ????
Alexandre H.
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Hello (future) Remote Champ,
Have you ever met a cool Bulgarian couple with 2 cool kiddos and an awesome summer house near the Black Sea?
Well, you’re about to and you won’t be disappointed!
Let’s meet them and discover much more ??
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?? Have you met Velina and Martin (????)?
A few weeks back, in June, I met Velina and Martin, the coolest Remote couple in Bulgaria (I might be biased!). During the year they live in Sofia but in summer, they move for 2 months to their holiday house in Kavarna (near the beach) with their kids. That’s what I call “getting the best out of Remote Work”!
But it hasn’t always been this way. When they met 15 years ago, Martin already had his company and worked remotely but Velina, who’s a journalist, didn’t. This was okay until they got kids and Martin took the kids to the beach for summer (where his mother lives). For Velina, this was a nightmare and she decided something had to change. Even though it took some years, she finally made the switch and now works 100% remotely as well ?? ?? ?? ??
Just like most Remote Workers, they also encountered some struggles with remote work. Martin admitted he worked a lot (up to 14 hours per day) and that it was (and still sometimes is) very difficult to disconnect from work. Luckily, Velina could observe the struggles Martin was facing before she started working remotely and she avoided them from the beginning!
My favorite response from their part was when I asked what they do to avoid loneliness while working remotely:
Velina: “Working with my husband”
Martin: “Working with my wife”
How cute ??
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?? Their must-see in Bulgaria:
It’s been a while since they have been themselves but they both agreed: “Cape Kaliakra is a must-do on the beach side of Bulgaria”, and I can see why ??
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Remotely yours,
Alex
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1 年Great to read these kind of stories! Couples who work together stay together ??
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1 年I could not agree more with the underrated soft-skill in this newsletter Alexandre H. =)
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1 年I encourage everyone at least to give a try working fully remote. First time I did that was in 2005 when I took the risk but also had an understanding manager. My bet was - “give me two weeks and if I can’t handle it remotely - fire me”. I worked for more than a year remotely - the only ‘bastun’ that had the privilege back then. Then survived ~ an year and half in an office and never looked back. Everything comes with its price, of course. Winning corporate clients (way back in time) was hard (“no office?”). Managing remote teams of multiple people is challenging (thanks God most of the people I work with are also friends, and very capable people). Expanding international network and gaining trust with people that have never seen you is hard at the befinning. But at the end of the day, transparency, honesty, hard work and the possibility to ‘steal the afternoon’ and go to the beach, the chance to be around your kids when they grow, to be together with your partner more time… this is something that I personally find priceless. Thank you Velina Tomova for sharing together this journey, and Alexandre H. ?? for the awesome idea - it was pleasure to be a part if it! ??. Looking forward for your next e-mail. Viva la remotelucion
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