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 from my home office in Florida, USA.
I work from a laptop in every room of the house.
I work from a fairly basic home-office. I have an adjustable-height desk for my laptop, an external monitor, and the ever-present mug of coffee. One…
What are the biggest benefits of being a remote worker?
No commuting! This leaves me with more time for working, instead of to-ing and fro-ing.
The flexibility and the ability to focus on things without distractions. If I need to get my head down I can close the door, mark…
If I have to imagine a 9-to-6 life at the office for the next 5 years, I’m confident that this will drastically affect my productivity,…
How do you personally manage work-life balance?
I take off during the day. I do a variant of the Pomodoro Technique, where I work for 45 minutes, followed by 15 minutes off…
Working from home it is easy to work when I need to and do other things as I wish. I often combine work and exercise…
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?
When working remotely, it can help to set designated times for work. You can still retain flexibility, obviously, but working at certain times each day…
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…
If you’ve done a good job building your business, you should be able to disconnect and trust your team. I find the first 2-3 days…
What is your favorite business book?
Phoenix project or How I raised myself from failure to success in selling.
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.…
Reinventing Organizations by Frederic Laloux
Do you have a favorite quote or bit of business wisdom?
Structure without bureaucracy is essential.
Development is always prone to pitfalls and hiccups, and as consultants we often operate on deadlines. When kicking off a new project, my advice to…
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters. – Colossians 3:23
Where is the best or worst place you’ve worked remotely?
Bad wifi no matter where you are is the worst. My best thinking is probably on airplanes or I’ve really enjoyed blending some work and…
Airplanes can be the best and worst place to work, depending on your seatmates and the flight. I often get some of my best thinking…
Worst location is probably going to be tomorrow. It’s my youngest son’s first day of daycare. I want to be present, but not get in…