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Remote workers have a beneficial impact on the environment. Working from home saves energy and supposedly minimizes carbon footprints.   However, I'm not in full agreement with every scheme presented that claims to cause environmental destruction. Many are not a pollutant at all and quite necessary for human, animal, and plant survival. For example let's take carbon: Carbon is fundamental for all life, acting as the crucial mainstay for intricate organic molecules such as DNA, sugars and proteins, that construct and fuel living organisms on the planet. Its unique ability to form four stable bonds allows it to create the diverse and stable structures necessary for life, making it the central element in the carbon cycle, which cycles carbon atoms between the atmosphere, oceans, land, and living things.  Therefore, decreasing our carbon-footprint is more akin to destroying the planet. So w hy the big fuss about carbon footprints?  Plants use carbon dioxide (CO2) from the sun...

Being a traveling remote worker i.e. digital nomad certainly has its perks. It's a dream gig that many would love to have. Setting your own hours, deciding when and how much you want to work, along with traveling the world is truly living your best life. Still, there are challenges you should be aware of. Especially during these times when there world appears chaotic.  For example, time zones. Usually when you're working on an assignment there's a deadline. Think about it . If you're in Bali and your client is in California, that's a 15-hour time difference. Yikes! That's almost equivalent to an entire days' difference. The scenario would go something like this: "Yes, I apologize, I know the completed assignment was due on Wednesday, I thought today was Tuesday, but it's Thursday. I'll send everything to you ASAP." Not a good look! Therefore, you must be extremely proficient in time management as a traveling remote worker in order to be ...

(Updated from October 2021) There's been an upsurge in remote work around the world. In fact, not only is telecommuting on the rise, but many insiders forecast that the work-from-home trend is here to stay.  Work From Home Challenges  Still, the work-from-home movement is probably not exactly what employers were anticipating, especially compared to the last few years. Most companies and their employees were snuggled in a traditional office setting. Work schedules that included remote work arrangements were a rare occurrence.  Perhaps a staff member worked from home over the weekend due to work overload, but this was usually the exception and not the rule.   Then the pandemic came along and working conditions were abruptly modified with little room for negotiations. Suddenly employees work schedules were reshuffled to the inconvenience of employers and workers alike.  There are many variables companies must take into account when it comes to remote work. For...