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 have a fairly standard setup when working from home: I use a MacBook Air that I connect to an external display for that extra…
What are the biggest benefits of being a remote worker?
No commuting! This leaves me with more time for working, instead of to-ing and fro-ing.
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…
It’s much easier to balance my work and personal life. The time I used to spend commuting to work, I can now spend with my…
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:…
During working hours, the Pomodoro Technique is the best for this. It keeps you focused for 25 minutes out of every 30 and lets you play…
My husband and I run Greenback together and we have three small children (ages 5, 2 and 11 months), so it’s always a bit of…
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…
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 make time to exercise daily. I do ten miles on my bike each day at sunset on a bike trail near my house. I…
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…
I recently finished reading Brigid Schulte’s “Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time”. I read it for her research and writing related…
Do you have a favorite quote or bit of business wisdom?
“If you’re not ‘Hell yeah’ about something you should say no to it.”
“Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.”
Structure without bureaucracy is essential.
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: In Cuba, having only a cell phone, bad internet and at a bus station. It was raining as hell and we had an emergency,…
Worst was in the car at a rest stop off the I90 freeway. I had the laptop on the car roof to try and boost…
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