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?
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…
I work at a co-working environment in a 6-person “campsite” dedicated to my company. I also work from my home office, or wherever I happen…
View some examples in this video highlighting what life is like for remote workers at Dell.
What are the biggest benefits of being a remote worker?
I can really enjoy my family, and that’s priceless. Also, I have more time to learn new things.
The continued personal growth, alongside professional growth. You get to live an amazing life – whatever that means to you.
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 take breaks and spend time with family at times throughout the day, but I also will turn off email etc. notifications on my phone…
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…
I prefer to maintain a distinct separation between my work life and my personal life – it makes it easier to focus when I’m working…
What tips do you have to disconnect when working remotely?
Find a coffee shop, put headphones on, and use the “do not disturb” feature on your machine and devices. It works 100% of the time…
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,…
Work when you really feel like you want to. That way you can show the best of yourself.
What is your favorite business book?
The Tao of Warren Buffett
The Power of Nice by Ron Shapiro
“From good to great” by Jim Collins
Do you have a favorite quote or bit of business wisdom?
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…
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.…
“Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up, it knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa,…
Where is the best or worst place you’ve worked remotely?
I don’t really have a best and worst location. Anytime Wifi isn’t working it’s a problem but that could be anywhere. Recently, we had a…
Bad wifi no matter where you are is the worst. My best thinking is probably on airplanes or I’ve really enjoyed blending some work and…
Any place with slow wifi feels like hell. Being on a beach in Thailand was great, except for the lifetime of my laptop 🙂
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