Jerry 🦙💝🦙Sep 20, 2018

This site recently scrolled by in my TL about remote work: https://www.remoteonly.org/

I’ve been a remote executive managing a remote team with people all over the world for about 10 years now. Some things in that post are accurate, but many are not what happens in practice. A good example is the benefit from fewer interruptions... I’ve found that to be almost 180 degrees wrong. Interruptions, I’ve found, are far more frequent in remote work settings.

Remote Only

Show threadAnnika BackstromSep 21, 2018

@jerry I'd say remote work makes it easier to avoid interruptions. You can put your devices on DND and the interruptions go away.

Working in an office lets anyone interrupt you at any time. Working remotely lets you choose when you focus and when you are available.

Show threadThreddy the T. rex 🦖Sep 21, 2018
@annika @jerry I struggle to work from home because my wife and daughters lack a DND feature 🤣
Show threadThreddy the T. rex 🦖Sep 21, 2018
@annika @jerry for example it’s only 8:30 AM local time and my 3yo has already interrupted me approximately 200 times.
Show threadAnnika BackstromSep 21, 2018
@ThreddyTheTrex @jerry Yeah, I am lucky enough to have an office on the 2nd floor away from the living space, with a keypad on the door.
Show threadThreddy the T. rex 🦖Sep 21, 2018
@annika @jerry omg a keypad. 🤣
Show threadAnnika BackstromSep 21, 2018
@ThreddyTheTrex We went from a low-tech solution (sliding lock attachment separate from the door) to the keypad when the office moved upstairs
Show threadThreddy the T. rex 🦖
@annika jokes aside, I think that’s a great idea. If I ever want to make working from home a reality I’ll probably need to utilize similar methods.
Sep 21, 2018 at 4:05pmWeb