Remote Worker Insights

I have a home office that is unremarkable, filled with the cheapest possible furniture, an outdated MacBook Air and a comically old and small Dell…

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 have a fairly standard setup when working from home: I use a MacBook Air that I connect to an external display for that extra…

Doug, Software Engineer, located in Paris: “Living anywhere. Fitting work around life and not the opposite. Singing while I work, loudly and badly.” Julia, Digital…

One of the biggest benefits is the flexibility it offers. It allows workers to strike a balance between work, family, and other responsibilities.

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…

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…

This question is well-phrased because it uses the word “integration” instead of “balance.” I used to find myself carrying a lot of guilt and stress…

I take some time every morning to go running with my girlfriend. I organize different fun activities during the weekends.

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…

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…

“From good to great” by Jim Collins

“Remote: Office Not Required” by Fried and Hansson

The Power of Nice by Ron Shapiro

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…

“If it’s not a little scary, it’s not worth doing!”

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…

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…

I’ve had some really productive times working in coffee shops and mid-flight on planes, but also other times those same environments have been terrible. Most…

Anywhere that has unreliable Internet, although I really haven’t had much of a problem with that in the last few years. New Zealand and Australia…