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 a laptop in every room of the house.
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…
My office is in an unused bedroom in my house. It has a big window in front and great light during the day. There is…
What are the biggest benefits of being a remote worker?
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…
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 work a lot, but I don’t have set hours, so it’s less stressful when planning meet-ups with friends and family. This is the biggest…
How do you personally manage work-life balance?
I usually work Thursdays from home which allows me to take my kids to school, coach my kids basketball team and feel more connected with…
With a work culture that we have and the option to work remotely allows me to stay on top of my things and deliver the…
Several times a week I will take a few hours during the regular work day to go do something fun – usually the gym, tennis…
What tips do you have to disconnect when working remotely?
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…
I have a room where I work, a home office. When I enter the room then I’m working, and when I’ve finished for the day…
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?
There is no one favorite business book, in each of many books is some wisdom in it.
Reinventing Organizations by Frederic Laloux
Inspired by Marty Cagan! It’s AMAZING, it’s my business bible. In the book Marty explains how to create product management processes that allow you to…
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!” –…
If you see something, say something. One of the most important things you can do as a manager, especially in a virtual environment, is to…
“Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up, it knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa,…
Where is the best or worst place you’ve worked remotely?
Worst – wherever there is intermittent internet connectivity! Best – Shaw Island, Washington.
Worst was a Lake House my family rented with a wifi router circa 1915. I had to work in the kitchen on top of the…
Worst: The car on the side of the road. Best: Any Four Seasons Hotel.