Tauseef FayyazA to Z
Glossary
Every concept in this sheet, plus the smaller terms it uses. Select a concept to open its card.
A
- Async communication
- Working so that people do not need to be online at the same time: questions written with full context, decisions documented, updates posted, and replies within an agreed window.
E
- Employment type in a listing
- The words that show how you would be engaged: full-time employee, employee via employer of record, independent contractor, fixed-term contract or through an agency.
L
- Legal entity
- A company registered in a specific country, able to employ people there under local labour, tax and payroll law.
- Listing red flags
- Signs a listing is poor or fake: no findable company, pay far above market for little experience, vague duties, contact only through a messaging app, a free email address and pressure to reply today.
- Location-based pay
- A pay policy where the same role pays differently depending on where you live.
- Location-restricted remote
- A remote role limited to people living in certain countries or regions, shown as "Remote (US)", "Remote, EU only" or a list of countries the company can hire in.
R
- Readiness self-audit
- A short written check of your technical level with evidence, a writing sample, your async habits, the overlap you can give and your setup, each marked ready, nearly or not yet.
- Remote work setup
- The equipment and backups that keep you online through a working day: a reliable connection, a backup such as a mobile hotspot, power backup where outages are common, a headset and a quiet place for calls.
- Remote-first vs remote-friendly
- A remote-first or all-remote company runs everything online and in writing.
S
- Self-management
- Planning your own day, breaking work into finishable pieces, tracking what you promised and raising blockers early, without anyone checking on you.
T
- The remote screening bar
- The extra things remote employers look for on top of technical skill: clear writing, independence, reliability, sensible overlap hours and a track record of finishing work without supervision.
- Time zone overlap
- The hours of your working day that coincide with the team's working day, used for meetings, pairing and quick questions.
- Time zone requirement
- A rule in a listing about when you must work, such as "UTC-5 to UTC+1" or "at least four hours overlap with Eastern Time".
W
- Work authorisation
- Your legal right to work in a given country.
- Written English for remote work
- Short, specific messages with the main point first, the details a reader needs (versions, errors, links) and a clear ask.