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?
Lately I’ve been traveling a lot so my work environment tends to be airplanes, hotels or my apartment. At home I have a 27” iMac…
For me personally, my workspace has a lot of natural light and is minimalist. I don’t like clutter and I need clean angles and bold…
I spent a lot of time over Christmas break re-designing my office this year. I added a new couch, photos from sailing trips, and some…
What are the biggest benefits of being a remote worker?
A combination of the perfect work environment and perfect coworkers. In a remote position, I’m able to enjoy my work from the comfort of home,…
Not being bound by other’s definition of when I should be doing my best work or my best living.
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…
How do you personally manage work-life balance?
I’m not sure I do. 😉 But that’s not a characteristic of remote work, necessarily; I blurred those lines at my last job, which was…
Since I have three boys, I really need my own work space… So I make sure I have a quiet space outside of my home…
I find that I need to set “hard stops” for myself at the end of the workday when working from home. At a certain time…
What tips do you have to disconnect when working remotely?
I make time to exercise daily. I do ten miles on my bike each day at sunset on a bike trail near my house. I…
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…
Personally I’m a great fan of push notifications. They allow me to take more time “off” while being available for the team at all times.…
What is your favorite business book?
Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg.
Phoenix project or How I raised myself from failure to success in selling.
There is no one favorite business book, in each of many books is some wisdom in it.
Do you have a favorite quote or bit of business wisdom?
“Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.”
Our guiding management philosophy is: “Hire smart people and get out of their way.” I am also partial to a quote one of our developers…
“Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.” (Earl Nightingale)
Where is the best or worst place you’ve worked remotely?
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…
My “worst” was also the funniest for me: Jury Duty. They had free Wi-Fi and there is always a lot of waiting around, so I…
I strongly prefer not to use any coworking spaces. I find these really odd. I guess it’s my personal freaktivity thing, as many people love these.…