What do you not like about remote work?

Question: What do you not like about remote work? Read answers from remote workers to learn.

Interview with Vaishali, a content marketer and a productivity tool expert

Sometimes you can end up working 10+ hours a day for seven days a week when you always carry your laptop.

There are also times when on a relaxing Sunday, I get tempted to check emails and send replies.

The only drawback of remote work is that you have to strive to have control of your work hours and have strong work ethics.

Remote work is not for everyone.

Vaishali persevered until she found the right remote work job for her lifestyle—check out how she uses productivity tools and time management strategies to stay productive.

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Interview with Gino, a founder skilled in building remote teams

I have to be honest and say that there are times when being face-to-face with someone on our team is much more productive. For personal reasons, outside of work, I’m working on developing a game with a few people. This is where I’ve noticed face-to-face really goes a long way.

For my work at TECLA, I don’t think there’s ever a moment where I’ve said, “I wish I were face-to-face with this person. It’d be so much easier to get this done.” However, in terms of the game, I’m working on, I do have to say it has been a factor. Still, nothing outweighs the benefits of working remotely within our team.

Gino realized how important remote work could be to finding the best talent—see his strategies for building remote teams.

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Interview with Henry, a consultant who found remote work by saying No

It's harder to divide work from home. If, in the middle of a workday, there is something better to do in my life... I can take a break. If I want to work at night, my computer and everything I need to work is just a few steps away.

When I'm not focused on it, the easy access to work can sometimes negatively impact my life, and the easy access to my life negatively impact my work.

I try hard to block off times to start and end work.

Sometimes a "no" can lead to an exceptional opportunity. For Henry, that answer led to an ideal remote work career. In this interview, Henry shares his remote work tool stack, and essential tip for remote employees and managers.

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Interview with Kay, an independent software consultant who found freedom in remote work

Nothing much. The only annoyances are people I have to work with, who don't like remote work. They bother me with phone calls or synchronous communication in general and find strange reasons, why I should be "in office" right now.

Often this boils down that the management is bad and don't takes time to setup some processes.

Companies that rely on water-cooler-talk to spread critical information are the worst.

Learn how Kay made the jump from full-time employee to full-time remote consultant

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Interview with Steven Wade, a software engineer working on a remote team

"With great power comes great responsibility".

With the flexibility and freedom offered by remote work, that also means that you're accountable for that time. It can be easy to let it slip - start work a little later each day until now you're an hour or two late and have to make up the time. That's why I stick to my 8-5 schedule with some flexibility built in.

Learn more about how Steven works remotely, including his work routine, habits and how he found his remote job

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Interview with Patric, a UX designer and usability engineer that works from home

Not having multiple colleagues around to just fool around or have a chat about random things...

Having to sit in front of the computer all the time and mostly not being able to "walk through the meeting room while drawing on a whiteboard and discussing stuff"

Not being able to gauge the actual emotional state of my colleagues / team members / employees when I talk to them or write emails back and forth.

Sometimes a 10 minute face-to-face meeting would be 10x as productive as having to set up a call, video-sharing, explaining, etc.

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 Michael about being an entrepreneur and freelancer

There isn't much I don't like about remote work.

Sometimes I have to force myself to stop working because I can get very involved and feel like there is always something to be done. Occasionally it would be nice to work with like-minded people and have been making a much better effort to network with others.

I would say is that not everyone is cut out for a remote working job. It takes a lot of discipline and drive to make it happen. It could be easy to get lonely as you are largely isolated and might not fit everyone's lifestyle.

Michael is an online entrepreneur, author, and freelance writer who specializes in self-improvement and personal finance.

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Interview with Taylor, a marketing director and intentional digital nomad

It can be isolating and lonely if I'm not intentional about building my community.

In-person community takes a lot more effort than it used to because it doesn't just happen naturally.

I do not default into a community because I have to build and nurture my own. That actually makes for a more meaningful community, but it takes a lot of work. It can be exhausting.

Taylor shares how co-working spaces, digital nomadism, and work flexibility gave her the work environment she always wanted.

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Interview with Tyler, a director of customer success models how to start a remote work career

I still feel like I'm in a honeymoon period with it; check back with me in another 18 months? The only frustrations I've felt so far are mostly unrelated to remote as a mode of business.

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 Michelle, an organizer of digital nomad experiences

It is challenging to deal with the fact that people come and go. I am quite social and mostly work in coworking spaces, but people travel, so it is hard to really get to know people.

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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