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?
You really don’t want a photo of my desk right now. It’s covered in paperwork on the one side and a mass of USB cabling,…
Dedicated study under the roof (far from the family noise) with relevant books nearby, a decent monitor, keyboard, mouse and chair. Docking station for company…
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?
Flexibility to take on work during my energy upticks. Being able to create my own schedule to meet both business needs and my personal goals…
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…
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?
Daytime is generally for work. Night time is generally for life. Sometimes I need to work at night. Sometimes I have to do personal things…
My husband and I run Greenback together and we have three small children (ages 5, 2 and 11 months), so it’s always a bit of…
I’m a bad person to ask that question! I personally work quite a bit, but that’s mostly because I love what I do so much.…
What tips do you have to disconnect when working remotely?
Develop good habits and remember that it’s OK to switch off sometimes. Also if you’re stuck on something or you have worked too many hours,…
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…
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,…
What is your favorite business book?
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.…
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…
Brigid Schulte’s book, Overwhelmed, Work, Love and Play When No One Has the Time. Brigid does a great job describing why so many of us…
Do you have a favorite quote or bit of business wisdom?
“If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes—then learn how to do it later!” –…
“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 friend in human resources once told me that she measures the health of an organization by how helpful its people are. I’ve still not…
Where is the best or worst place you’ve worked remotely?
I’ve answered work emails from a lot of places. The worst has probably been public restrooms while waiting for a kid to “go”. The weirdest?…
Worst: The car on the side of the road. Best: Any Four Seasons Hotel.
Worst: BED! My parents live on the West Coast and I usually spend Christmas with them in California. Although we have West Coasters on the…