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.
For me, we’ve converted an upstairs guest room into my office. My wife home educates our four kids — so this is a productive, happening…
I have a home office that is unremarkable, filled with the cheapest possible furniture, an outdated MacBook Air and a comically old and small Dell…
What are the biggest benefits of being a remote worker?
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…
The glamorous answer is that I get to travel and work, which is true! The cool answer is that I get to work with amazing…
The continued personal growth, alongside professional growth. You get to live an amazing life – whatever that means to you.
How do you personally manage work-life balance?
It is a real challenge. Every day. I am learning to compartmentalize, to chunk my work into smaller pieces, and to set more realistic daily…
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…
I take some time every morning to go running with my girlfriend. I organize different fun activities during the weekends.
What tips do you have to disconnect when working remotely?
Find something that gets you out of your head and into your body. For me, that’s trail running, cooking, restorative yoga, hiking, playing music, making…
It’s very difficult to do, but extremely important. I try to have time with my family and friends as a regular part of my day…
Be sure to have an active social life outside of the home. Even if you just do a routine walk through the neighborhood, that is…
What is your favorite business book?
Raising the Bar by Cliff Bar Founder Gary Erickson. Gary’s inspiring story about how to lead a business with integrity and passion is absolutely riveting.…
There is no one favorite business book, in each of many books is some wisdom in it.
I’m not a fan of business books, but I like The Strategy Process by Henry Mintzberg, et al. It’s a series of essays that often…
Do you have a favorite quote or bit of business wisdom?
No excuses, just results.
I’m obsessive about all things productivity and efficiency. I believe working smarter and more efficiently is a better use of my time, and it leads…
We like to say here that working from home is 95% awesome! (There are definite downsides!)
Where is the best or worst place you’ve worked remotely?
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…
Worst: On the sofa with my own kids nearby. Best: In my garden, when the weather is good.
Worst would be any coffee shop where the Internet goes out. I’ve had video calls stopped dead in their tracks due to this. Thank goodness…