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Three Arguments To Make When You Want To Work On Remote

Jimmy M Andersson
4 min readNov 4, 2019

Working on remote is becoming increasingly popular among developers. Some of us choose to work remotely every day; some of us are happy with a few days per week. However, some still need to go into the office every single day. The issue could be that the company is not familiar with the concept of working remotely. It could also be that they fear losing control of their employees daily contributions. There is extensive research conducted on the subject of remote work. This article looks at three of the most compelling finds that make great arguments for why your company should consider the possibility of you working on remote.

Reason 1 — You will be more productive

According to a study published by IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, being able to work remotely is one of the main factors that contribute to software developers’ productivity. The study even found that the opportunity to work on remote impacts software developers more than other categories of knowledge workers.

A survey conducted by CoSo Cloud also points to the productivity gains that stem from the ability to work on remote. According to the results, 77% of remote workers reported increased productivity, which suggests that companies could benefit significantly from creating the proper conditions for…

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Jimmy M Andersson
Jimmy M Andersson

Written by Jimmy M Andersson

Software engineer with a passion for data and machine learning

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