Remote

Office Not Required

De: Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson

Narrado por: Rebecca Lowman

The classic guide to working from home and why we should embrace a virtual office, from the bestselling authors of Rework

“A paradigm-smashing, compulsively readable case for a radically remote workplace.”—Susan Cain, New York Times bestselling author of Quiet

Does working from home—or anywhere else but the office—make sense? In Remote, Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson, the founders of Basecamp, bring new insight to the hotly debated argument. While providing a complete overview of remote work’s challenges, Jason and David persuasively argue that, often, the advantages of working “off-site” far outweigh the drawbacks.

In the past decade, the “under one roof” model of conducting work has been steadily declining, owing to technology that is rapidly creating virtual workspaces. Today the new paradigm is “move work to the workers, rather than workers to the workplace.” Companies see advantages in the way remote work increases their talent pool, reduces turnover, lessens their real estate footprint, and improves their ability to conduct business across multiple time zones. But what about the workers? Jason and David point out that remote work means working at the best job (not just one that is nearby) and achieving a harmonious work-life balance while increasing productivity.

And those are just some of the perks to be gained from leaving the office behind. Remote reveals a multitude of other benefits, along with in-the-trenches tips for easing your way out of the office door where you control how your workday will unfold.

Whether you’re a manager fretting over how to manage workers who “want out” or a worker who wants to achieve a lifestyle upgrade while still being a top performer professionally, this book is your indispensable guide.

Best for those considering remote work

I was hoping to get more strategy and navigating obstacles once remote work was in play. The book seemed more centered on why you should consider or convince your boss to go remote.

great intro to remote working concepts

if you have been rote working for awhile this all should be default operation in function for you, but if you are a new comer this is the starting manual.

Informative and enlightening.

I found the book interesting and informative. I am not a remote only worker, but I work from home occasionally or off site and the book articulated some challenges I have seen. I usually work on teams with multiple office locations and found this book speaks to this setup just as well by boiling the concept down to being Remote.

Aa very good ad

This is an ad for remote working and for basecamp. It does a good job of it. But if you are already sold on the idea, its pretty meh.

This book was ok

This book opened my mind to a different way of thinking about remote work. It's a short introduction to what remote work is like. I enjoyed it but I wish they would have given some advice on how and where to find remote work. I respected the ideas in this book but I'm left with the feeling that not many companies are going to be open to the ideas in this book. I also felt like most of the book was written just to promote their company and they really did not do any research on how other companies structure and utilize remote workers.