Remote Floats My Boat!
Ever asked an employer about remote work only to get a confused look, or a shitty reply, like you'd demanded payment in untraceable bonds and a fabergé egg?
All sorts of statistics show it's a bloody good idea (if managed correctly - like most things), but here's a bunch of reasons which don't show up on any graphs.
A chunk of the world has rushed into working remotely due to COVID-19, but mostly this is consider it temporary. If you'd like to be armed with some reasons to help it stick around, try these.
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👖 it's more comfortable to work in gym shorts than jeans - by matthewtrask (over here)
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💄 less time/money on makeup - by chris_herd (over here)
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🤮 avoid sick people - by chris_herd (over here)
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💊 Flexibility for appointments - by chris_herd (over here)
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🍻 no after-work expectations - by chris_herd (over here)
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📢 feel heard by colleagues - by chris_herd (over here)
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🍔 Save money on lunches - by chris_herd (over here)
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🐡 can eat tasty amazing stinky food like fish and blue cheese without becoming a social pariah - by philsturgeon
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👔 no expensive uniforms - by chris_herd (over here)
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🚸 get kids from school - by chris_herd (over here)
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🚗 only need one car - by chris_herd (over here)
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🚗 Cars last a LOT longer which saves $$ - by danny_herrmann (over here)
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👨👩👧👦 Zero commute means more time with your family - by jacksonj04 (over here)
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🚵♂️ Replaced my repetitive bike-commute with bike-touring around Europe - by philsturgeon (over here)
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🚵♂️ more time to spend cycling and exploring the area you live in! - by matthewtrask (over here)
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🌍 Average commute is 3 tonnes CO2 per person per year. - by philsturgeon (over here)
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🚉 Unrushed vacations. If you can take a train and a ferry whilst working you can shave a few more tonnes of your footprint - by philsturgeon (over here)
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🌍 Work from someone elses home - HomeExchange.com for cheap vacations - by philsturgeon (over here)
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🗣 No gossip - by danny_herrmann (over here)
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🙉 Lots of peace and quiet - by danny_herrmann (over here)
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🎧 Music when you like. - by danny_herrmann (over here)
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🧙♂️ Heating/cooling is not controlled by a reclusive wizard - by philsturgeon
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🥶 Don't have to worry about icy roads - by danny_herrmann (over here)
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🧗🏻♀️ more time for gym/climbing/biking as my work break - by lisasy (over here)
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🥗 healthier home-cooked meals - by lisasy (over here)
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😀 preserve over exhausting social energy so that whenever I show up in social situations I'm 100% present and energized - by lisasy (over here)
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