The pros and cons of remote work

You might find the following list funny. We find it is very serious once you get past the wording. If you're a remote professional, digital nomad or freelancer, you've undoubtedly come across some of the points in this article.

The pros

?? ?? ?? You don’t have fight anyone over the thermostat.

Your home/office, your rules. If you're hot, you turn the heat down. Feeling cold? You turn it up.

You can open a window and nobody bats an eye because they're allergic to some spring flower.

?? Pants are optional.

The great thing about remote work is that nobody cares. There's no office dress code you have to respect, none of that. As long as you get your work done in a timely manner, you can do it while wearing Speedos and a shower cap.

?? You can set your washing machine while going for a break.

If you work from your home, you can do some of your chores when you take a break. Just don't mix work with chores because that's an area you don't want to get into.

?? ?? You’re always within 10 meters of your next nap.

One of the reasons I love spending time with my kids every afternoon after I pick them up is that I can go for a nap with them.

Because my sleep has gotten fragmented over the years, and I usually go to bed after 12:00 AM, and wake up between 6:30-7:00AM, the afternoon naps are amazing.

They help my body take the "extra beating" I'm giving it, by working from 6:00PM until later in the evening.

???? You get to finish work and finish your commute at the same time.

When you're done working, you're also done commuting. Assuming you work from home, or you have an office space close by — mine is at a 5 minutes walk distance from my home — when you finish your work, you don't have to travel for 45 minutes to get home.

???? Saving money by not wasting on commute.

It's quite simple. If you commute less often, you can take that money and directed towards other things. And you get to pollute the planet less. How about that?

Looking for the cons? We wrote about those too, on our blog. Click this link to get to the cons.

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