What is Remote Work?

There isn’t a one-size-fits-all definition of remote work. It takes on a variety of different forms depending on the size, stage, and philosophy of a company and will change as the company matures.

In general, remote work is a working style that lets you work outside the traditional office environment based on the idea that work doesn’t need to be done from a specific place.

Under this definition, remote employees skip the daily commute to the office and work from wherever they please which gives them better work-life balance.

Remote work can also mean working from home a few days a week and working in the office the rest of the time. Even if a company doesn’t support remote work, if it has multiple offices it deals with similar challenges to a remote company despite not falling into the above definition of remote work. Even a co-located office with multiple floors will adopt some remote work practices.

How do people work remotely?

There are a number of ways to work remotely but to be successful requires the right mix of culture, processes, and technology.