What do you like about remote work?
Interview with Kirsten and Jay-Allen, remote team coaches & collaboration experts
Flexibility: We work on our own schedules. On days when we have to take care of admin work, we can handle what we need to, and then just work in the evening or the weekend. It feels like work adapts to your life more.
Diversity of people: We’re on teams with people from Canada, Egypt, and right through to Malaysia. Being able to meet and connect with such diverse people is an opportunity we wouldn’t otherwise have
Focus time: Working remotely gives you quiet time at your desk to do your work. While we have loved working collocated with colleagues, open-plan offices are not always that great for providing focus time.
Remote team coaches, Kirsten and Jay-Allen, offer three pieces of advice for new remote workers and reveal the one question every remote job seeker should prepare to answer.
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Interview with Patric, a UX designer and usability engineer that works from home
I love being able to decide the "focus of the day" for myself.
Most of the time I can just choose the topic (or side project) which I am most motivated about right now. So I can use the flow of my motivation and don't need to delay working on X only because somebody is telling me to do Y instead.
Of course you always have those days where either one of your projects needs urgent attention (like Google blocking it for whatever reason) or your freelance client has set up a scheduled 3-hour call.
But in general I am free to choose what I work on. That's the best!
And yeah, I can take care of my little one and see him grow up every day...
Patric works on his own projects while also consulting for medium sized software companies, learn how he works remotely.
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Interview with Melissa, a co-founder and remote work champion
I love that you can truly create un-interrupted space and time to complete a tough "think task" without feeling like an anti-social jerk!
I always struggled with this in traditional office settings.
I'm an extremely observant and also social person, so if anyone is by my desk, I feel obligated to take off headphones and engage in conversation.
If I saw someone upset while quickly grabbing water, I would inevitably have to ask them what was wrong. Before I knew it, I'd be an hour into hearing about their ex-boyfriend's Instagram feed.
Melissa started Work Well Wherever to help individuals & companies embrace remote work—see how she balances entrepreneurship, parenthood, & self-care.
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Interview with Vivek, an entrepreneur building a virtual office for remote teams
Flexibility of work time. - I love when employers measure productivity by work output rather than hours spent at a desk.
Office optics suck.
Flexibility of geography. I've lived in the Bay Area for almost a decade, and it's great. But, I want to experience living in other cities across the globe. Most importantly, though, I prefer my home office workspace to office environments with tons of ambient noise and interruptions.
No commuting. I suffer from chronic neck pain, and I can't bear commutes that last more than 30 minutes.
The long San Francisco commute sent Vivek into remote work—hear about his three strategies for eliminating distractions & his must-have tools.
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Interview with Tyler, a director of customer success models how to start a remote work career
I like the flexibility most of all.
Secondary public education is a VERY co-located environment: bells every hour to send another set of people to a mandatory meeting outside of your control.
From networking to land a remote work gig, to building out an exceptional remote work tool stack, Tyler has quickly figured out how to thrive in remote work. See his tips for starting strong.
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Interview with Alaina, a nonprofit program state director
I love the flexibility!! I can't say that enough, being able to set my own hours or work (for the most part) from anywhere.
It takes a minute to find your rhythm in a new remote position—hear how Alaina organizes her time to hit the ground running in a new remote work job.
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Interview with Kay, an independent software consultant who found freedom in remote work
Mostly, that I have more time for my partners, but also, that I can do things I can't do in an office. Often I get the best ideas when showering or grocery shopping.
The time saved for commute has the biggest impact on my life.
Often this sums up to a whole work day in a week (~8h), that is more than a work month a year just traveling.
Learn how Kay made the jump from full-time employee to full-time remote consultant
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Interview with Michael about being an entrepreneur and freelancer
The thing I like the most is that I control my destiny.
I hated in salaried positions how someone could do the bare minimum and get paid the same as someone who is an achiever.
I love working remotely as you don't have to worry about the commute, co-workers, or a set schedule.
Michael is an online entrepreneur, author, and freelance writer who specializes in self-improvement and personal finance.
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Interview with Michelle, an organizer of digital nomad experiences
The fact that you can choose to work in an environment with other like-minded people gives me so much energy.
Meeting new people with amazing stories gives me so much inspiration and never a feeling of being stuck in the office.
A solo backpacking trip led to Michelle organizing co-travel experiences for digital nomads—hear how she manages working while traveling.
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Interview with Chloe, a customer support freelancer and multi-project expert
I like to work remotely because it is not only convenient, but I can push myself as hard as I know I am capable of.
This reason is why I enjoy having multiple projects at once.
Chloe uses the flexibility of freelancing to her advantage—see how she successfully manages multiple projects at one time.
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