%% Last Updated: [[2021-02-11]] %% # Thread by @Chris_herd on Thread Reader App [Readwise URL](https://readwise.io/bookreview/7665855) | [Source URL](https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1359135080753614854.html) ---  --- Access talent: The first reason they are going remote-first is simple - it lets them hire more talented people ^144131748 **References:** https://instapaper.com/read/1386164228/15471914 --- Cut costs: The second reason they are going remote-first is because it lets them be far more cost-efficient ^144131749 **References:** https://instapaper.com/read/1386164228/15471917 --- > Remote burnout: The productivity inside the companies we've spoken to has gone through the roof > \ > Their biggest concern is that workers burnout because they are working too hard ^144131750 **References:** https://instapaper.com/read/1386164228/15471919 --- Async work: is the thing that organizations are struggling with most ^144131751 **References:** https://instapaper.com/read/1386164228/15471925 --- Personal injury: These are exploding. Companies haven't moved quickly enough to prevent them and back, neck and repetitive strain injuries are becoming a huge problem ^144131752 **References:** https://instapaper.com/read/1386164228/15471927 --- 108 million tons of Co2 less every year ^144131753 **References:** https://instapaper.com/read/1386164228/15471933 --- > Remote dilemma: a few companies we've spoken to have decided to be more remote than they initially intended because their competitors already did it > \ > There is a fear inside companies that if they don't go remote they will lose their best people to their competitors ^144131754 **References:** https://instapaper.com/read/1386164228/15471938 --- > Output over time: the measure of performance in the office is how much time you spend sat in your seat > \ > The measure of performance while working remotely has to become output. Tools that enable this to be tracked more accurately are something we are asked for a lot ^144131755 **References:** https://instapaper.com/read/1386164228/15471940 --- > Written over spoken: documentation is the unspoken superpower of remote teams. The most successful team members remotely will be great writers > \ > Companies are searching for ways to do this more effectively. Tools that enable others to write better will explode ^144131756 **References:** https://instapaper.com/read/1386164228/15471943 --- Conferences and quarterly networking events will be where people cultivate & maintain in-person relationships ^144131757 **References:** https://instapaper.com/read/1386164228/15471948 ---