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?
Currently I’m working from a co-working space in Sydney, Australia. I use a 13” MacBook Air. I’m surrounded by great coffee and a bunch of…
I have a treadmill desk (which I love!) and an office with plenty of light.
My personal work environment is very light, white and clean. I’m a bit of a neat freak and fan of the paperless office environment. I…
What are the biggest benefits of being a remote worker?
I love being able to travel and visit family and friends around the world. The freedom to work from anywhere is absolutely incredible and I…
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…
Flexibility, better work-life balance, and the ability to manage my own schedule so I have more time for family, friends, and hobbies.
How do you personally manage work-life balance?
I eat every meal I can with my kids (most days 3 meals per day). It’s the perfect way to get your brain off of…
I take breaks and spend time with family at times throughout the day, but I also will turn off email etc. notifications on my phone…
By creating a time-based routine. Once that’s set, it’s easy to make sure that all work that has to be done is done at the…
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…
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.…
I like meeting people, so I make sure to have at least one meeting over coffee each week. I also work from a co-working space…
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.…
Pagely is essentially built on the principals of three books. Turn the Ship Around, Extreme Ownership, and Team of Teams. All of them reinforce the…
The Power of Habit Titan, John D Rockefeller Biography
Do you have a favorite quote or bit of business wisdom?
You don’t get what you don’t ask for. It’s probably the most valuable lesson most first-time entrepreneurs learn.
As a remote designer it’s really important to constantly share your work with your team or stakeholders. If you keep your ideas to yourself for…
When you really listen to another person from their point of view, and reflect back to them that understanding, it’s like giving them emotional oxygen.…
Where is the best or worst place you’ve worked remotely?
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…
I haven’t encountered any bad remote locations yet. Best, would be working from a sailboat.
Worst is probably large family gatherings where there’s lots of people I want to talk to and lots of people that want to talk to…