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As someone who has run a company that did remote work: Make sure you have a good story for how you are going to excel in a remote work environment. We all have
by linsomniac 9y ago
As someone who has run a company that did remote work: Make sure you have a good story for how you are going to excel in a remote work environment. We all have stories of employees who faced constant interruptions from their spouse or kiddos. One thing I've told my kiddos when working from home is "Unless you're bleeding, I'm not here."
Make sure that you have the ability and drive to complete it. One person I know just really isn't compatible with remote work, they keep getting and losing remote work jobs because they just don't take it seriously. Near as I can tell, they will just blow off work, dick around on their phone and social media, etc.
On the other hand, I have a co-worker who seems to spend all day at work reading reddit and watching youtube, in the office, so working on-site isn't a solution here.
But, in short, have a compelling story you can tell prospective employers about how you work, how you have an office set up at home, and how you actually treat it like work. If they don't ask outright, they will probably be looking for signs anyway.
- jpindar 9y agoI live alone, so I don't have family/roommate distractions when working remotely. But how would I indicate this to potential employers or clients without it seeming weird? Put it in social media profiles or something, or wait to bring it up at an interview?
- linsomniac 8y agoCould just be "I have a distraction-free remote work environment". Probably don't need to say "I live alone. So, so alone." :-)