自2015年以来，我一直在远程工作 - 这是我希望一开始我知道的15件事

I love office camaraderie as much as anyone, but an over one-hour commute before and after a more than eight-hour workday leaves little time for fun, and the belief that a workday has to fall between certain hours feels super outdated to me.

在我远程工作的六年中，有三个是自由职业者，三位是一家完全偏远的公司的全职员工。尽管两者之间存在明确的差异，但它们的灵活性比传统的办公室工作更具灵活性。

This one depends on your boss and company, but chances are, if you consistently show up, put in your time, and get your work done, they'll be flexible with you.

If you're training for a half marathon, ask if you can shift your hours from 9-to-5 to 10-to-6 so you can get in a long, early morning run. Or if there's a boxing class every Thursday evening at 5 p.m., ask if you can start your workday an hour early so you can cut out early every Thursday.

Figuring this out was huge. Say you're flying to visit friends for a long weekend. With a traditional job, you might have to use a PTO day for a Friday travel day and a second one on Monday to travel home. But when you work remotely, you can book your flights so they're easily outside working hours OR ask your boss if you clock in early (or work late) to make up for time you'll need to get through check-in and security before logging in at the gate and then again on the plane.

突然，通常需要两天的PTO的旅行不会使您付出任何代价。

再迈出一步，如果您在工作周期间旅行，您也许可以提早醒来，并在您的朋友Mosey起床之前开始工作四个小时。它需要纪律，但是用完半天而不是一整天的PTO感觉很棒。

This one sounds unbelievable and takes some serious pre-planning, but I've done it. I spent a full month living in Paris and later a month in Jordan while working for a company full time. I just had to adjust my working hours to match Eastern Standard Time and couldn't stay longer than a month (per a company policy).

In fact, I've found long-term travel is easier to pull off while working because you'll be in one place for a long chunk of time, allowing you to create a consistent work schedule.

Eating at your desk sucks, but it's worth it if you can spend your lunch break doing something you love (or taking care of something that's been stressing you out). You can get in a workout, do the laundry, go on a hike, or even spend the time making yourself a decadent work-from-home lunch.

No matter how you choose to spend it, it'll beat sitting in the office cafeteria eating a turkey sandwich (or worse yet, eating in front of your computer).

There is a lot of flexibility to be had in remote work, but you can't just drop off in the middle of the day because you want to take a yoga class. In most cases, you still need to let someone know what you have planned and how (and if) you're going to make up any work time you miss.

显然，每个公司和老板都有不同的期望，但是我发现，如果您清楚自己想做什么以及计划在不忽视工作的情况下，大多数公司都愿意灵活。

我了解到在家工作时有一定的安全性 - 安静，您的互联网是可靠的（希望），并且您拥有舒适的家庭办公室设置。但是我发现，在咖啡店，倒入的协作空间，甚至是柔和的餐厅或酒店大厅都可以为您的心理健康和只是把你带出屋子. What a concept.

I have a remote work friend who will meet me at a coffee shop or wine bar (shh!) once a week for a half day of work. We usually chitchat for a few minutes, then drop into work. It's like having an office mate who you actually really like, and it helps us both get out of the house.

When you work remotely, Wi-Fi is your lifeblood. Any time I travel, I get straight-up anxiety over the quality of the internet, where I'm going to work, and what is going to happen when — God forbid — my internet cuts out in the middle of a call.

这是备用互联网进来的地方。我确保在任何地方都有互联网（Le duh），然后在附近的咖啡店，酒店或餐厅搜寻，如果我的家庭互联网出去，我可以在这里工作。而且因为它给我带来了这种焦虑，所以我也最终购买了SkyRoam Solis, which uses local cellphone towers to provide Wi-Fi in over 130 countries for under $10 a day. I only use the Solis in dire situations, but it has saved me.

This one is tough. On one hand, downloading apps for work allows you to stay connected when you have to run to the store in the middle of the day (win), but it also means you'll get notified if someone messages you after hours (loss).

权衡您的选择，但是在手机上拥有Slack，Zoom，Google Docs和Hangouts等应用程序为我节省了多次。我还玩了一些下班后从这些应用程序中的通知进行播放，因此我可以脱离工作。

I spent the first year of my remote work life moving from the bed to the kitchen table to the couch. Not only was it horrible for my back (duh), but I had a hard time transitioning out of work and into life at the end of the day.

This is why it's crucial to find a space that's dedicated to work. If you're in a tiny studio or one-bedroom apartment, research tiny-space-friendly desks that can tuck into the corner.

I love the on-the-go nature of my laptop, so I resisted buying a computer monitor, keyboard, or mouse for YEARS (like, literally five full years). It took signs of carpal tunnel, overworked eyes, and a pandemic for me to finally invest in a desktop setup. I bought a big华硕监视器that's supposed to be gentle on eyes and a keyboard and mouse from Apple that I connect via Bluetooth to my laptop.

It cost me a few hundred dollars, but I can't tell you how much better my body feels, AND I am a million times more productive.

老实说，这是我应该接受的建议。我曾经过渡到站立式桌子（真是太神奇了），但是后来我在Facebook Marketplace上发现了一把可爱的复古蓝色椅子，无法抗拒。我喜欢认为椅子的可爱弥补了任何添加的疼痛和痛苦，但事实是，我濒临回到过渡性的坐下桌子。

如果您认为您每天坐在椅子上坐了八个小时，那就可以（并研究对您有用的东西）值得。

很长一段时间，我喜欢在我的PJ上工作的自由，不要化妆，直到我应该开始工作之前五分钟。但是到下午滚来滚去时，我感到很恐怖，如果有人意外地落在我的房子里，我会感到更糟。

Even if I have no calls and no one will see me all day, I've made a habit of at least washing my face and getting dressed.

这是一个很难的人，老实说，我也没有完全弄清楚。但是我muchbetter than I used to be. There is always more work to do, but if you're honest with yourself, it can wait until tomorrow.

This is what works for me: Every evening, before I clock out for the day, I look at what I need to do the following day and break it into chunks of time — one hour for catching up on emails, four hours to write an article, lunch, three hours of editing time, etc. Then, I set a hard end time.

There are, of course, certain days where starting early or working late are a necessity, but in most cases, the work can and should wait until tomorrow.

It's not unusual for people to assume that because you work from home, you don't have a "real" job or "real" things to do and can do what you want during the day.

This one is tough. For starters, you need to draw the line and let people know they can't drop by during working hours. If people don't listen and you have a big call or project, put a note on your door letting people know you can't be disturbed.

The same goes for personal phone calls and even texts. Even though you可以在工作日中间，您的姑姑接听电话，当您钟表时，最好给她回电。像办公室工作日一样对待远程工作日。