Several years back, I had the opportunity to work with an organization, on a contractual basis, run by its CEO based in Edinburgh, Scotland, with colleagues in Argentina and India. I worked out of an office near Philadelphia. Time zone differences aside, it felt no different than working with a team down the hall, and we certainly cranked out really compelling work on a timely basis.
The long-distance worker, on the other hand, is likely to be located in another metropolitan area, another state, or even another country. This person may only ever meet their colleagues on Zoom calls. Since the great Covid dispersal of workplaces, some even took to the road as “,” either relocating to remote, resort areas across the globe, or even working out of roaming recreational vehicles.
Opportunities in long-distance work are no longer afforded just to experienced and trusted senior employees, the report’s authors add. Younger workers in particular have embraced long-distance work, with more than half of cross-metro workers are 45 or younger.New Chrome Security Rules—Google Gives Web Users Until 11/1 To Comply
There are aspects of job satisfaction to such arrangement not explored in this financial-oriented study. Employees in long-distance working arrangements have tremendous flexibility, along with the life-enrichening joy of living where they want to live, be it on a mountainside in Colorado, a beach in Saint Thomas, or a college town in New England.