Happier employees means a longer retention for companies. Research has shown that employees who could choose to work from home, had around 20% higher productivity.

"I work in a remote team, and I have friends I have never met in person. I didn't even know this was possible." Efficient Remote Work relies on: - 1 statement - 4 core values. Managers of remote teams need to foster productive team work, and a socially bonded team. A thread 🧵

Hybrid work = 100% remote work + 100% office work - Employees expect 100% remote work - Companies expect 100% office work What can possibly go wrong with these expectations?

A trending hiring strategy for remote CTOs right now is to poach top engineers out of companies that announced back to the office policies. You know what? It works!

Insider footage of the aftermath of yesterday's back to the office announcement at Tesla: x.com/remote_work_io…

"We went remote and increased salaries. The cost of losing our best engineers is higher than the cost of adapting to market movements." - Several startup CTOs

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Async collaboration will change your company and your life. Fewer meetings, more time to focus and to live.

An interesting consequence of remote work is a growing "digital diaspora" in developing countries: - People who work international remote jobs - Earn a salary that's top 5% percentile in their country - Their daily interactions are with people out of their country

Work from Home is the biggest social advancement of our generation. While it is great for everyone who can now avoid commute. It is truly life changing for people in poor countries, who can now access high paying jobs globally. We'll see its impact throughout this decade.

Old normal: - Commute 2 hours a day - Worked 8 hours a day - Sit in meetings most of the day - No time to focus on deep work - Burn out New normal: - Work 8 hours a day - Reduce meetings by doing async processes - More time to focus on deep work - More productive

Open plan offices are terrible for software developers. They are noisy, and it's hard to focus on any task. Most software developers who are going to the office, simply use headphones all day when they aren't having meetings. Shouldn't they work from home in the first place?

Today's edition of my Remote Work Newsletter is out. Today I'm telling 8000+ subscribers the huge differences in salaries around the world for the Software Developer role, and how remote work unlocks Salary Arbitrage opportunities. Check it out at the top of your inbox ✉️

Software Developer salaries have crazy variations around the world. One thing is crystal clear, though: - Regardless of where you live, working remotely for a US company will increase your salary.

My post about Software Developer salaries around the world went viral. A common take was that US companies should simply outsource all work to Pakistan. It's not that simple, though. As a Fractional CTO I've seen US Founders go wrong with outsourcing in many ways:

Today's edition of my Remote Work Newsletter is out. Today I'm telling the 8300+ subscribers my epiphany about the future of work, based on this week's viral tweet. Check it out at the top of your inbox ✉️

April was a strong month at the Remote Jobs Braintrust. I see an uptick in interviews, offers and messages in the #share-the-wins channel. These are the highest note of my month! Congrats and Thank you everyone 😍

"I haven't applied to remote jobs in the US, because I don't have a US Visa. Do I actually need a Visa to work remote for a US company?" - This is a very common question I get in my DMs TL;DR: No, you do NOT need a Visa. But you should understand the nuances though:

Today's edition of my Remote Work Newsletter is out. Today I'm telling the 2955 subscribers how my remote work processes evolved over the years. From "work from home", to "globally remote" teams. Check it out at the top of your inbox ✉️

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