having a remote company also means if you have a cold you're not going to come in and pass it to everybody, and often you can still work no problem (no coworker

having a remote company also means if you have a cold you're not going to come in and pass it to everybody, and often you can still work no problem (no coworkers getting grossed out/annoyed by constant sneezing, no getting cold on transit on the way etc.) which likely means you need to take less time off, and being remote also means being able to deal with random daytime appointments much more easily, making time off for that not necessary either