7 Things I Didn’t Expect To Learn While Working Remotely

Ed Gregory/ I never felt completely comfortable in a typical office environment. I love working remotely, and I’ve spent countless hours talking to other remote people finding out what is it about remote work that makes them tick. But since remote workers are generally known to work harder than their office-based counterparts, slacking off isn’t something you usually get to fight. Meetings can be helpful I’m from the generation that happily prefers online chat over other means of communication, so this one might come in as a surprise, but remote work made me realize that calls and meetings can be, in fact, productive sometimes. Talking to others and interviewing people from the remote community I’ve never heard anyone say, “Yeah, I’ve returned to being office-based and it feels great.” So yes, the life of a remote worker definitely lead to some out-of-my-comfort zone moments and surprising situations, but I know now that I wouldn’t change a thing.