I've spoken to 10 of the biggest organizations in the world about their plans for remote work
Here’s what you need to know:
Here’s what you need to know:
🏢 HQ’s are finished: companies will cut their commercial office space by atleast 50-70%
The will allow every worker to work from home 2-4 days a week, and come into the office 1-2 days a week
The will allow every worker to work from home 2-4 days a week, and come into the office 1-2 days a week
🌍 Fully distributed: 30-50% of companies will get rid of the office entirely and go remote-first
Companies doing this have seen their workers decentralize rapidly, leaving expensive cities to be closer to family
Companies doing this have seen their workers decentralize rapidly, leaving expensive cities to be closer to family
⭐️ Access talent: The first reason they are going remote-first is simple – it lets them hire more talented people
Rather than hiring the best person in a 30-mile radius of the office, they can hire the best person in the world for every role
Rather than hiring the best person in a 30-mile radius of the office, they can hire the best person in the world for every role
💰 Cut costs: The second reason they are going remote-first is because it lets them be far more cost-efficient
Rather than spending $20,000 / worker / year on office space they can provide the best remote setup on the planet for $2,000 / worker / year
Rather than spending $20,000 / worker / year on office space they can provide the best remote setup on the planet for $2,000 / worker / year
📈 Remote burnout: The productivity inside the companies we’ve spoken to has gone through the roof
Their biggest concern is that workers burnout because they are working too hard
They are actively exploring ways to combat this
Their biggest concern is that workers burnout because they are working too hard
They are actively exploring ways to combat this
✈️ Remote onsites: 60%+ of companies we talk to are already thinking about ways to use time together physically to improve culture
The most popular we hear is flying the team into remote locations for ~week. Portugal, Spain, Puerto Rico seem to be the most popular
The most popular we hear is flying the team into remote locations for ~week. Portugal, Spain, Puerto Rico seem to be the most popular
🚨 Async by default: is the thing that organizations are struggling with most
The majority of companies have replicated the office remotely and it is causing strains that are beginning to show
The majority of companies have replicated the office remotely and it is causing strains that are beginning to show
🤕 Personal injury: These are exploding. Companies haven’t moved quickly enough to prevent them and back, neck and repetitive strain injuries are becoming a huge problem
Expect this to remedy this quickly by providing better, ergonomic equipment to workers
Expect this to remedy this quickly by providing better, ergonomic equipment to workers
🏭 Pollution reduction: many companies we’ve spoken to care massively about the environmental impact that eradicating the office – and the commute – will have
108 million tons of Co2 less every year
108 million tons of Co2 less every year
❤️ Quality of life: even more importantly companies are realizing that they don’t need to expect workers to waste 2 hours a day commuting to sit in an office chair for 8 hour
Almost every company we talk to believes that their workers will be happier as a result of remote work
Almost every company we talk to believes that their workers will be happier as a result of remote work
😨 Remote pressure: companies will have to be more remote than they initially intended because their competitors already are
There is a fear inside companies that if they don’t become more remote they will lose their best people to competitors
There is a fear inside companies that if they don’t become more remote they will lose their best people to competitors
👻 Remote fear: most companies aren’t scared about the quality of work that will be produced
They are scared about intangible things they can’t measure ‘quality of communication’ && ‘collaboration in person’ && ‘water cooler chat’
Many have realized these were excuses
They are scared about intangible things they can’t measure ‘quality of communication’ && ‘collaboration in person’ && ‘water cooler chat’
Many have realized these were excuses
🚀 Output over time: the measure of performance in the office is how much time you spend sat in your seat
The measure of performance while working remotely has to become output. Tools that enable this to be tracked more accurately are something we are asked for a lot
The measure of performance while working remotely has to become output. Tools that enable this to be tracked more accurately are something we are asked for a lot
✍️ Written over spoken: documentation is the unspoken superpower of remote teams. The most successful team members remotely will be great writers
Companies are searching for ways to do this more effectively. Tools that enable others to write better will explode
Companies are searching for ways to do this more effectively. Tools that enable others to write better will explode
👨💼 Flattened orgs: middle management is in trouble, an unnecessary bottlenecks which serve no tangible purpose inside async organizations
Companies need coaching and facilitators to maximize organizational effectiveness
Companies need coaching and facilitators to maximize organizational effectiveness
🛑 Meeting Death: Wasting 2 hours traveling to a meeting will end. The benefits of in-person are eroded by the benefits of not traveling
Conferences and quarterly networking events will become more important for cultivating in-person relationships
Conferences and quarterly networking events will become more important for cultivating in-person relationships
🏝 Company Resorts: Several companies are thinking about creating resort like compounds where work happens in person
Expect these to be built in incredible locations and focussed on providing the best on-site experience possible
Expect these to be built in incredible locations and focussed on providing the best on-site experience possible
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