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by Jason Fried
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Remote explains why offices are a thing of the past and what both companies and employees can do to thrive in a company that’s spread all across the globe with people working wherever they choose to.
Remote explains why offices are a thing of the past and what both companies and employees can do to thrive in a company that’s spread all across the globe with people working wherever they choose to.
Let’s say you have a regular job. You have to be at the office at 8 AM every day, so every morning, you have to drop off your kid at school 15 minutes before it actually starts, to make it to work on time. You drive for another 30 minutes and you’re there. On a bad day, your son might get sick and you’ll have to pick him up at 11 AM again to take him to the doctor.
First, you have to ask your boss if it’s okay for you to go. Second you’ll have to cancel the 11:30 AM meeting. Then, after you’ve been to the doctor, you have to find someone to take care of your child as you go back to work.
This…sucks.
If you worked remote, you could have just dropped off your kid, gone back home, started working and later pick him up without asking anyone for permission. He could stay home all day with you as you just keep doing your work from home. No meetings, no commute and no one rolling their eyes over you taking off to take care of your child.
The freedom and flexibility remote work can give you is so powerful that it’ll likely make you a LOT happier than any office benefits ever could.
What’s more, because you can work at whichever time works best for you – not everyone’s a morning person. Especially in creative jobs it’s hard to force inspiration to start working its magic at 9 AM. Most importantly though, you can use a lot of the time you gain back to really pursue your hobbies and dreams – writing your book, creating your TV show or traveling the world won’t have to wait any longer!
One of the main reasons employers are scared of remote work is that they think people will be lazy, just watch TV all day and not do their work. This couldn’t be more wrong. In fact, people are likely to be a lot more productive than before. Why? Because the office is a very distractive place itself. For one you’re surrounded by other people, and people are the worst distractors of all. “Have you seen this funny video?” “Did you hear the news about our competitor’s new product?” “Can you help me with this bug in my email software real quick?” Add to that coffee breaks, chit chat and having to wait for other people’s in put so you can continue and…
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Your employees will get a lot more done when they work from home.
Never ever forget that there’s a real person behind every email address.
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Motivated to help readers with remote explains why offices are a thing of the past and what both companies and employees can do to thrive in, Basecamp founders Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson wrote “Remote Book” to package those ideas for a fast, focused read. In “Remote Book”, Basecamp founders Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson focuses on remote explains why offices are a thing of the past and what both companies and employees can do to thrive in. Through “Remote Book”, Basecamp fou…
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