Working Remotely

The cost of living is increasing so much in so many places that it is not a risk anymore; it is an issue for most of us. Our world is rapidly changing, and one thing is for sure, we will see more and more all-remote workforces rather than the contrary.

Also, talents are all around the world, not only close to the place you are physically located. In the fast pace economy, it is crucial to get the right skills at the right time.

Being able to handle and support remote workforces - either they are partial or 100% - is key to any modern company. From the new generation’s habits to the cost of living in world capitals, this is becoming a mandatory capability.

The following paragraph assembles my findings on that topic.

• Remote: Office Not Required - A mandatory reading on that topic.
• Remote only - A community driven state of best practices.

“We are designers, engineers, and communicators united by a common goal, not a common location.” - Doist

Manifesto & handbooks

• GitLab handbook and GitLab Remote Manifesto
• Google Distributed Work Playbooks - The result of remote work experience from Google.
• Innolitics - The Innolitics handbook.
• Open blog at Buffer - The whole open blog of the Buffer company appears as their manifesto to me.
• Perks and benefits - How does Buffer provide team benefits as a remote and international company?

Testimonials

• All-remote workforce - A series of pros and cons from all-remote companies like Zapier and GitLab. Some ideas to gather, some lessons to learn or confirm you’re not alone. Some are applicable to global companies.
• Elastic: how does a 250 people team work 100% remote
• State of remote Work 2019 - The latest installment of being a remote company: benefits and struggles of working remotely
• The Joys and Benefits of Working as a Distributed Team - How does they make it work at Buffer?
• Working together when we’re not together - With 100,000 “Googlers” across 150 cities in more than 50 countries, Google asked +5,000 employees about remote work. This is what they learned. Extract, 3 top tips: “Get to know each other as people”, “Set [clear and disclosed] boundaries”, and “Forge in-person and virtual connections”
• doist blog - The doist remote work publications
• how they make it work - As part of the open culture of buffer, they share their way of working along with nice cards and pictures of some employees workspace
• no office - The reasons why Buffer moved from on site to remote.

Lists of companies

• established-remote - A list of remote companies
• Remoteok - This is a remote dedicated job post index.
• We Work Remotely - Another remote dedicated job post index.
• Remote only - In addition to the tips, the pros and cons, you’ll find another list of remote companies.
• 25+ Fully Remote Companies That Let You Work From Anywhere - A review of famous remote ok companies.