%% date:: [[2023-01-16]] %% # [[Prefer remote work]] Remote work presents enough advantages that I think optimizing for it early on is a good idea. ## Benefits of remote work - It allows companies to hire for talent, not for location. For would-be employees, this works in reverse as well: remote work lets us choose the best job available to us without the limitation of location. The right job can increase career growth exponentially. - Remote work is cheaper for both employees and employers - Better for the environment: 108 million tons of Co2 less every year [^01] - The measure of performance is your actual output, not presence ## Concerns related to remote work ### Burnout When your home is your workplace, it can be easy to get carried away and work too hard. There's also a tendency, especially for companies or employees new to remote work, for an employee to overextend themself in an effort to prove they're being productive. For these reasons, burnout may be more likely for remote work. ### Async work and [[Communication]] Documentation, [[Writing]] ### Personal injury Home office ergonomics ### In-person relationship building [[Good Company Culture]] can consist of either a high-touch or low-touch culture, if done right. ### [[Pay standardization in remote teams]] Remote working facilitates pay standardization, but many companies still insist on location-based pay. Personally, I feel that tailoring salaries to employees' locations sanctions poor financial choices at best and fosters inequality within companies at worst. ## Related - [[Scheduling tools]] [^01]: [[Thread by @Chris_herd on Thread Reader App]]