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?
Most of the time I work from an office in my house in Arizona. This is a picture of that office. When I feel like…
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…
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…
What are the biggest benefits of being a remote worker?
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…
No commuting! This leaves me with more time for working, instead of to-ing and fro-ing.
No traffic to deal with or wasted time on the commute to and from work. You don’t worry about the elements outside or what to…
How do you personally manage work-life balance?
I’m not very good at it (my company is my baby), but I try. One of our employees (Leon) has a nice trick he does:…
I take off during the day. I do a variant of the Pomodoro Technique, where I work for 45 minutes, followed by 15 minutes off…
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?
Get a dog. They demand your undivided attention at times, require long walks outside, and in some cases my dog even takes it upon herself…
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,…
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?
Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goldman
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.…
“The Progress Principle” by Teresa Amabile and Steven Kramer is one of the most important books for our business. The two researchers — and investors…
Do you have a favorite quote or bit of business wisdom?
I value efficiency above all and will not work with any company that wastes my time.
We like to say here that working from home is 95% awesome! (There are definite downsides!)
I heard this on a conference call a few years ago and thought it was brilliant. If it takes less than 10 minutes to complete,…
Where is the best or worst place you’ve worked remotely?
Worst location is probably going to be tomorrow. It’s my youngest son’s first day of daycare. I want to be present, but not get in…
Worst: Whenever getting my car’s oil changed or something else done. At least the time is productive. Best: Anytime I find myself sitting on a…
Worst: The car on the side of the road. Best: Any Four Seasons Hotel.