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?
Most of the time I work from an office in my house in Arizona. This is a picture of that office. When I feel like…
I have a designated office (which morphs into a “family room” in the evening) which is a bonus room over our garage. It’s spacious, colorful…
I live in a tiny house in northern Nevada. One of the bedrooms is my office, and it’s pretty much a desk, treadmill desk, cat…
What are the biggest benefits of being a remote worker?
The flexibility is great; when scheduling repair people, for example, my schedule is quite open for them. I also have a quick commute (up 2…
Flexibility in life as life happens and no commute. Just saving on commute time is huge. Also, the ability to have deep work and not…
I love being able to travel and visit family and friends around the world. The freedom to work from anywhere is absolutely incredible and I…
How do you personally manage work-life balance?
Work/life integration is not too complicated, as luckily all the family members are out at work/school/kindergarten during the day. What’s complicated, are the evenings, as…
I set my calendar each and every week, making sure I integrate social activities and exercise. On Sunday evenings, I review my week and block…
My home office is awesome and I don’t have a problem living where I work because I set designated spaces for each task (eating, reading,…
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…
Have a separate space and avoid using your work laptop for anything except work. When you have finished work, close the laptop and, if possible,…
Don’t work in your house all day long. Work in a coffee shop or in a co-working space if you can. If you can’t, then…
What is your favorite business book?
Phoenix project or How I raised myself from failure to success in selling.
I like the Harvard Business Review Books on Managing People and Change Management, and I love “The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team” by Patrick Lencioni.
Smart and Gets Things Done by Joel Spolsky, and Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman (not exactly a business book but I reference it…
Do you have a favorite quote or bit of business wisdom?
The best boss I ever worked for told me, “She with a plan wins.” I reiterate this statement to the team quite often — it…
No excuses, just results.
“If you’re not ‘Hell yeah’ about something you should say no to it.”
Where is the best or worst place you’ve worked remotely?
Worst – can’t name any. Best – Hartbespoort near Johannesburg, South Africa during European winter 🙂
Worst: Economy class in an airplane. Best: A quiet coffee shop at 6 a.m.
Any place with slow wifi feels like hell. Being on a beach in Thailand was great, except for the lifetime of my laptop 🙂