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 tend to change things up a little bit throughout the day and I try not to be totally rigid about how I split my…
I work in a co-working space in Oklahoma City that a friend of mine curated. He owned a building and garages in an industrial area…
I’m in the process of converting my spare room into an office, after my previous office got turned into my kids’ room, so currently I…
What are the biggest benefits of being a remote worker?
If I have to imagine a 9-to-6 life at the office for the next 5 years, I’m confident that this will drastically affect my productivity,…
Not being bound by other’s definition of when I should be doing my best work or my best living.
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…
How do you personally manage work-life balance?
Working from home it is easy to work when I need to and do other things as I wish. I often combine work and exercise…
Both my husband and I have made a series of changes to flex our work, and to even work reduced hours when our children were…
My family is really important to me. Working remotely is the perfect solution to travel sports. I bring my laptop with me all the time…
What tips do you have to disconnect when working remotely?
Work when you really feel like you want to. That way you can show the best of yourself.
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…
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…
What is your favorite business book?
Phoenix project or How I raised myself from failure to success in selling.
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…
Smart and Gets Things Done by Joel Spolsky, and Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman (not exactly a business book but I reference it…
Do you have a favorite quote or bit of business wisdom?
We like to say here that working from home is 95% awesome! (There are definite downsides!)
My leadership tips to myself: Focus on the end goal. Leaders lead. Be honest. Handy way to make decisions in a complex world.
“If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”
Where is the best or worst place you’ve worked remotely?
Worst: The car on the side of the road. Best: Any Four Seasons Hotel.
Worst – wherever there is intermittent internet connectivity! Best – Shaw Island, Washington.
The Philippines has awful Internet, but I have a lovely home office set up there so it’s both the best and worst place I’ve worked…
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