How do people work remotely

There are a variety of ways in which people can work remotely. That’s the beauty of remote work - people can choose to work in a way that makes the most sense for their lives.


Remote work refers to a job that is done outside of the office. It is sometimes called telecommuting or teleworking. Many people refer to it as “working from home.”

Digital nomads can be utilized by people with full-time jobs, freelance careers and even entrepreneurs ... 

There are various types of remote work. Some people are allowed to work remotely for a day or two each week. Others are allowed to be away as often as they’d like.


  • Office-based with a work-from-home option
    These companies operate from one or more physical offices and give teammates the option to work from home one or more days per week.

  • A worldwide fully distributed remote team with nomadic team members
    This is the most advanced case of remote working. It’s a fully remote team where some of the team members are nomadic and traveling among different timezones with regularity.


You might even say that coworking spaces are a halfway point between a traditional office and a nontraditional workspace, giving you the comfort of working from home and combining it with the professional amenities and networking opportunities that you’d find in a corporate environment.  

Whether remote employees choose to take advantage of a coworking space in their home city, or obtain a membership with a coworking collective that has locations around the world, they gain the benefits of having location flexibility. 


Some remote workers take full advantage of the opportunities that a remote working lifestyle gives them.

They are able to work whenever they are most productive or creative, and work from anywhere in the world - they take their remote work to different countries around the world and live or travel while working and being flexible.

Many people start off small, working on side projects and smaller-scale work while building up a list of clients or projects. This work often happens in conjunction with a day job. You work the day job, and you build the side job until it is big enough (pays enough?) to become a full-time thing.