Remote Worker Insights
140 companies answer 6 questions
Learn a bit more about some of the great people who answered the Remote.co Q&As as they share some of their remote worker insights and anecdotes on work-life balance, remote work environments, and more.
What is your personal remote work environment?
I work on a treadmill desk (crazy, I know). I started with a standing desk a little over a year ago and eventually switched over…
I own a self-build standing desk with a MacBook Pro in top as well as an external monitor. Sometimes I move to the couch or…
I often tell people, my 3 pound MacBook Air and iPhone is my office. However, below is a photo of my home office. I also…
What are the biggest benefits of being a remote worker?
Doug, Software Engineer, located in Paris: “Living anywhere. Fitting work around life and not the opposite. Singing while I work, loudly and badly.” Julia, Digital…
Environmental—no need to commute Manage my own time the way it suits my working style True responsibility and ownership to drive projects forward Flexibility Growth…
You are able to have the freedom to work on your own time, and you also don’t have to deal with a commute!
How do you personally manage work-life balance?
By creating a time-based routine. Once that’s set, it’s easy to make sure that all work that has to be done is done at the…
Being part of a remote team has made work-life balance a much easier thing to accomplish. I make sure that my down time is preserved…
I like to write out my schedule weekly. Keep a running list of to-dos and integrating personal activities throughout the day (i.e. grocery shopping, grabbing…
What tips do you have to disconnect when working remotely?
Once you’re done for the day, really try your best to be done for the day. It’s tempting to check in on your work email…
Finding and protecting a work-life balance is important for the remote worker to be able to disconnect. Tips for establishing a work-life balance include proactively…
My last trip I uninstalled Asana and Slack from my phone and only a few key team members could call me in an emergency. If…
What is your favorite business book?
The latest fad book that overly simplifies very hard problems 🙂
I would say it’s “Crossing the Chasm” by Geoffrey A. Moore. It’s one of the first business books I read and it was very insightful.…
I don’t have a *favorite* but I love getting great tips from inspiring leaders!
Do you have a favorite quote or bit of business wisdom?
“A .300 hitter, that rarest of breeds these days, goes through life with the certainty that he will fail at his job seven out of…
A phrase that comes up a lot at Universal Mind is “don’t take yourself too seriously.”
I love this quote by Maya Angelou “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will…
Where is the best or worst place you’ve worked remotely?
Worst: Whenever getting my car’s oil changed or something else done. At least the time is productive. Best: Anytime I find myself sitting on a…
Worst place: a house in Mas, outside of Ubud, several years ago. The internet line was weak and would go down every time it rained…
Worst: working at home with my daughter crying in the background. Best: On the beach somewhere tropical like Dominican
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