3 Ways #SmartWorking Promotes Diversity
8th February 2019Our world is going digital and it is time to embrace it! Cutting the typical 9-5 job routine not only makes working life more flexible, but also more inclusive. Diversity is celebrated in the remote working world and opens up so many opportunities to allow everyone to work in a capacity that fits their unique…
No. 1 Reason Why We Love SmartWorking
21st December 2018Our 12 Days of Christmas Countdown series has officially come to an end. To celebrate, we are sharing the No. 1 Reason Why We Love SmartWorking. #AbodooChristmasCountdown 🎄   Vanessa: “I LOVE SmartWorking for the freedom and empowerment it gives me to live my life, have an amazing career and be there for my family…
SmartWorking Means More Time For Family
31st October 2018It’s Halloween, which means families all over the world are painting faces, donning witches’ hats and preparing for an evening of scares, dares and good old fun. But for many parents, Halloween is just another work day where they miss out on their kids’ first or even twelfth Halloween. Maybe if they’re lucky, a kindly…
#WorkLifeWeek – The Smart Solution to Work-Life Harmony
5th October 2018Today is the last day of #WorkLifeWeek! This initiative is very close to our hearts at Abodoo as we believe #SmartWorking is the true key to achieving work-life harmony, supporting health, wellbeing, families and happiness! National Work Life Week is an annual campaign organised by the charity Working Families in UK. During the first week of October (1st-5th), the…
A Smart Solution To Ireland’s Rising Childcare Costs
20th September 2018The rising costs of childcare in Ireland has become a widespread cause for concern. The average weekly cost has risen steadily over the last ten years, currently standing at €155.60 per week (€622.40 per month). As a result, Ireland’s childcare costs are now one of the highest among the 36 OECD countries. Speaking about this…
Chapter 4: Startups, Health and SmartWorking | Ross Good
21st August 2018What’s the first thing that enters your head when you hear ‘I work from home’? It is positive or negative? Do you think … ‘Jesus, fair play. I’d love to be able to work from home like you’ ‘He’s no more working than the man in the moon. Playing the XBox in his jocks ya…
The 20 Best UK Companies To Get That Perfect Work-Life Balance
16th August 2018Over the last few months you’ve heard us talk about the Top Cities for SmartWorking, the Top Industries for Hiring SmartWorkers and the Top 50 SmartWorking Companies, but which companies are giving their employees the best work-life balance? When we saw that Glassdoor had found the Top 20, we just had to share it. Northern…
Mumpreneurs Returning to Work – The Smart Way
16th July 2018Ireland has an abundance of skilled women, both stay at home and at work. We believe stay at home Mum’s could offer the perfect solution to tackle the nationwide skills shortage. “I have three children. I graduated with a BIS degree from university and climbed the career ladder working as a successful support technician before…
Why More People Are Opting for Remote Working
3rd April 2018No commute, being there for the kids and achieving a better work-life balance are just some of the reasons 216,000 people in Ireland are already remote working. It took being incapacitated with a viral blood infection eight years ago for Vanessa Tierney to see the potential of remote working, but it’s a way of life…
SmartWorking At Christmas Time
15th December 2017Ah, the run-up to Christmas. Full of festive music, mince pies, and twinkly lights… along with list-making, gingerbread-baking, turkey-ordering, gift-shopping, errand-rushing, and deep-beat-the-stress-breathing. Juggling full-time work and Christmas prep is a high-pressure scenario and the truth is that I used to go a little bit crazy with stress every December. But remote working and SmartWorking…