Remote Work Articles
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More Than Half of Companies Surveyed Allow Remote Work, But Fast-Paced Industries Lag Behind
Owl Labs, a video-conferencing provider for hybrid workplaces, surveyed more than 3,000 employees across 23 countries working in multiple industries to get a pulse on how employees around the world perceive remote work opportunities. This article details some of the findings along with some key considerations for organizations and employees around doing remote work right.
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More remote work opportunities? Thank a millennial
By Karen BurnsThis article has a rather misleading title. The opening paragraphs mention that Millennials in management are hiring more remote workers and Millennials are demanding more remote work, however, the key points of the article are actually some great tips for shifting to remote work and working from home.
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Running a profitable, debt-free and remote company for 17 years — lessons from Wildbit
By Niti SharmaA really good interview article with insights from Natalie Nagale, CEO of Wildbit, makers of Postmark App and more.
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Virtual Meetings Have Types
By Gant LabordeA really good article on meeting types for virtual meetings in remote companies. Gig meetings and Jam meetings. Infinite.red seems to have lots of good articles on Remote Working.
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Remote working: what developers need to know
Some good notes for developers considering the move to remote work by a senior member in hiring at StackOverflow.
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3 Communication Issues When Working Remotely
Kamil Lelonek is a full-stack developer who has worked with a number of high profile brands and started working remotely 3 years ago and shares what he observed and experienced as problem areas with communication in remote teams. One area I disagree on is his assertion that calls are like private messages and equally as efficient as text.
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Working Remote: A Beginners Guide
By Greg PakesGreg Pakes shares his experience with remote work, what works for him and what tools he's settled on after 20 months of remote work. It's a really great guide for someone starting out with remote work.
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4 Telecommuting Mistakes To Avoid
By Dave ClemensThis article considers some interesting questions many companies may not consider about remote workers and telecommuters relating to labour laws, overtime and travel compensation.
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6 Ways Telecommuting Has Changed the Workplace
By John RamptonJohn Rampton shares how he sees that telecommuting is changing the world of work.
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Ensuring Remote Productivity: How to Work Effectively With People Who Aren’t Sitting Right Next to You
By Laura StackLaura Stack provides a short list of things to consider to help make remote work—especially across extreme timezone differences, work well.
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Remote Life—Kate Kendall
A brief profile of a remote worker and team manager, Kate Kendall, CEO and founder of CloudPeeps. Despite it's short length she offers some smart advice: "Create a routine and stick to it. Get out and about daily, exercise lots and stay connected with your friends and family. Have fun! Have self compassion. Develop a solid self awareness and forgive yourself when you’re less productive."
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Those who work from home should work in Maine
The Portland Press Herald has struck upon the view, (one that popped into my head recently) that smaller, more rural regions could solve the jobs shortage by promoting the attractiveness of Maine for remote workers for it's high quality of life and lower costs.
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Why We (Still) Believe in Working Remotely
A few years has passed since StackExchange co-founder, Jeff Atwood, posted his article on working remotely. VP of Engineering follows up with why they still believe in working remotely. Key points include: why they believe in letting people work full-time from home, what they've learned and how they do it.
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SpareChair Aims To Become The Airbnb Of Coworking
By Laura ShinA look at desk/space sharing site ShareChair. They're seeking to be the AirBnB of co-working. The confusion is that co-working is more than working in a space with other people. This is more of a real-estate play matching office space/desks with remote workers in need.