OnTheGoSystems News

How To Set Healthy Boundaries At Work

Remote workers often have difficulty establishing a healthy work/life balance. Without a distinction between the workspace and personal space, work can easily start to feel like a 24/7 affair. This can lead to unnecessary stress and eventually, burnout. That’s why we encourage maintaining a healthy work-life balance and the importance of creating work boundaries. This month, we’re sharing some tips for a good working environment to help us live the best life we possibly can while doing our favorite jobs....

May 27, 2022

Mercedes Barreda on Her Work, Family and the Importance of Prioritizing

Star of the Month Mercedes Barreda talks about her path from being a professional translator to joining our Administration team, maintaining balance, and working from home as a mother of 2 boys. Mercedes, tell us a bit about yourself A trip to the north of Argentina, province of Jujuy I was born and am still living in the city of La Plata, the capital city of Buenos Aires province, Argentina. Also known as the city of diagonals and of linden...

November 12, 2021

How to Grow Your Career from Supporter to Team Lead

Otto Federico Wald has come a long way since joining OntheGoSystems in 2015! Here’s how he progressed in his career, in his own words. Hanging around with my kids Tell us a bit about yourself. I am Otto :) I have two kids: Juan and Mateo. I like to spend time hanging with them at home or going out to eat or to the club so we can do some sports and enjoy the fresh air. I like to read....

November 2, 2021

Working cheerfully while working remotely

Star of the Month Andreas Panagiotopoulos talks about moving from QA to the Development team, maintaining balance, and working from home as a new dad. Andreas, tell us a bit about yourself. I am Andreas Panagiotopoulos, and I am from Argos Greece. I have completed my Bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering and then I took 2 Master's Degrees. One in Digital Communications and one MBA. All my studies have been done in Athens. I have lived in Athens since 2000,...

October 26, 2021

Marcel Tannich on his move from Austria to Spain and the freedom of working remotely

August’s OTGS Star of the Month was Marcel Tannich, one of our amazing WPML supporters! Read more about how his interest in Space Invaders became a lifelong passion for computers, and how working remotely gives him the freedom to travel and pursue his hobbies. Tell us a bit about yourself, Marcel! I was born in Innsbruck, Austria, known as the “Heart of the Alps”. My family lived in a small village a few minutes drive away from the city. I...

September 21, 2021

Jakub Bis on Working Remotely from the Philippines

Jakub Bis joined OnTheGoSystems in 2016 and turned the benefit of working remotely into a life changing adventure! See how the WPML developer made the choice to move to the other side of the world and what he’s learned in the process. What made you decide to take your development skills on the road? I come from Poland, and my whole adult life revolves around programming. I studied in Krakow and decided to stay there after graduation. It was a...

September 19, 2021

Happy and healthy people behind WPML and Toolset plugins – Part IV

Do what you love, and love what you do! Here at OnTheGoSystems, we encourage people to use their yearly scholarship allowance to pursue things they like doing during their free time. The program helps our coworkers discover new talents and develop new skills that they might not have tried if not for this program. It also gives us the opportunity to be more social when working remotely. Here are some ways OTGS members have used their scholarship benefit recently. Online...

September 6, 2021

Dean Jones on partnerships, music, and “having the right mindset and energy”

After only four months at OntheGoSystems, Dean Jones has already been recognized by coworkers as being proactive, a quick learner, and a great addition to the Partnerships team. Tell us a bit about yourself, Dean. Where are you from and what is your family like? I was born in Cape Town, South Africa, and have been living here for my whole life. My father was born in Johannesburg and my mother in Cape Town. Since my father is Jewish (his...

August 5, 2021

How Working Remotely Helps Bruno Pursue Sports, Family & Travel Goals

Bruno Kos has been involved with WordPress since 2009 and a member of the OntheGoSystems support team since 2018. The husband and father of three is a firm believer in remote work - since he was a former freelancer before joining the OTGS, he has only ever worked remotely! We caught up with him to find out what he likes most about it. What kinds of hobbies are you able to pursue in the time you save commuting? I’m very...

July 20, 2021

Ahmed Ibrahim’s motivational journey to WPML Integration Developer

Ahmed, tell us about yourself  My name is Ahmed Ibrahim, I was born and currently live in Alexandria, Egypt. My family consists of four members, one of whom is my little sister, and I'm engaged and will be married soon. When I was 18 years old I moved to Cairo to join the faculty of Computers and Information. I spent about 8 years there studying and working. I intended to continue my life there, because Cairo is the capital of...

April 21, 2021