What are the top three problems you faced as a remote worker? Do you think other companies have figured out solutions to those problems, or do you think they're common across most remote workers?
1 - For me, I was one of only a few of remote workers. Most others were in the office. So feeling "out of the loop" was one negative point of being 100% remote. I found having several close co-workers I could casually chat with throughout the day helped to hear what was going on. But if you are remote and most others are in the office I think you have to come to terms with the fact you will always be slightly out of the loop.
2 - Missing out on social outings or in office events. Unless you are close enough to visit the office and take part in these, you will feel left out (unless you dislike doing this kind of stuff anyway).
3 - When you need to ask someone a question and you send them a message and do not get a reply. You don't know if they are busy, away from their desk, out to lunch. So sometimes you feel a bit helpless in that way. Do you message them again to nudge them? Do you wait and see when they come back.
For these three problems I'm not sure there are any good solutions. I feel there will always be these types of negatives as a remote worker but there are also great positives.
I'd say these are very common with remote workers.
What are the top three problems you faced as a remote worker? Do you think other companies have figured out solutions to those problems, or do you think they're common across most remote workers?
Good question! Not in any particular order:
1 - For me, I was one of only a few of remote workers. Most others were in the office. So feeling "out of the loop" was one negative point of being 100% remote. I found having several close co-workers I could casually chat with throughout the day helped to hear what was going on. But if you are remote and most others are in the office I think you have to come to terms with the fact you will always be slightly out of the loop.
2 - Missing out on social outings or in office events. Unless you are close enough to visit the office and take part in these, you will feel left out (unless you dislike doing this kind of stuff anyway).
3 - When you need to ask someone a question and you send them a message and do not get a reply. You don't know if they are busy, away from their desk, out to lunch. So sometimes you feel a bit helpless in that way. Do you message them again to nudge them? Do you wait and see when they come back.
For these three problems I'm not sure there are any good solutions. I feel there will always be these types of negatives as a remote worker but there are also great positives.
I'd say these are very common with remote workers.
Thanks for the answers; yeah - those all sound like they would be pretty common among remote workers. Thanks!