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For too long our lives have been dominated by the ‘under one roof’ industrial revolution model of work. That era is now over. There is no longer a reason for the daily roll call, of the need to be seen with your butt on your seat in the office. The technology to work remotely and to avoid the daily grind of commuting and meetings has finally come of age, and bestselling authors jason fried and david heinemeier hansson are the masters of making it work at tech company 37signals. Remote working is the future – and it is rushing towards us. Remote: office not required combines eye-opening ideas with entertaining narrative. It will convince you that working remotely increases productivity and innovation, and it will also teach you how to get it right – whether you are a manager, working solo or one of a team. Chapters include: ‘talent isn’t bound by the hubs’, ‘it’s the technology, stupid’, ‘when to type, when to talk’, ‘stop managing the chairs’ and ‘the virt
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0091954673
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Vermill (January 1, 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780091954673
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  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.31 x 0.75 x 8.5 inches
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  1. Jason Fried

    Jason Fried

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    Jason Fried is the co-founder and President of 37signals, a privately-held Chicago-based company committed to building the best web-based tools possible with the least number of features necessary.

    37signals' products include Basecamp, Highrise, Backpack, Campfire, Ta-da List, and Writeboard. 37signals also developed and open-sourced the Ruby on Rails programming framework. 37signals' products do less than the competition -- intentionally.

    37signals weblog, Signal vs. Noise, is read by over 100,000 people every day.

    Jason believes there's real value and beauty in the basics. Elegance, respect for people's desire to simply get stuff done, and honest ease of use are the hallmarks of 37signals products.

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  2. David Heinemeier Hansson

    David Heinemeier Hansson

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    David Heinemeier Hansson is the cofounder of Basecamp and NYT bestselling coauthor of REWORK and REMOTE. He's also the creator of the software toolkit Ruby on Rails, which has been used to launch and power Twitter, Shopify, GitHub, Airbnb, Square, and over a million other web applications. Originally from Denmark, he moved to Chicago in 2005, and now lives between the US and Spain with his wife and two sons. In his spare time, he enjoys 200-mph race cars in international competition, taking cliche pictures of sunsets and kids, and ranting far too much on Twitter.

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4.2 out of 5 stars
3,540 global ratings

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Customers find the practical advice interesting and helpful for increasing productivity. They also describe the book as eminently readable, fast, and to-the-point. Readers mention it's educating on remote working and a perfect companion piece to Remote. Opinions are mixed on the length, with some finding it short and to the point, while others say it'd be better as an ebook.

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172 customers mention "Practical advice"140 positive32 negative

Customers find the content and strategies outlined in the book interesting, and say it provides decent wisdom for both. They also say the book is engaging and full of gems for people who want to make remote work. Readers also say it helps to open their eyes and reframe how they look at working from home.

"...about remote work humorously sometimes, but with factual, common-sense reasons why visionary leaders will actually choose to embrace remote work in..." Read more

"...This book is a great primer for understanding the concept of what today’s technology facilitates...." Read more

"Interesting reading this after the Covid shutdown. Some great ideas and insights...." Read more

"...That being said, there's lots of goodies here...." Read more

90 customers mention "Readability"90 positive0 negative

Customers find the book eminently readable on its own, with good material and presentation. They also appreciate the clear, concise, and to-the-point writing style. Readers also say the book is fast, fun, and easy to digest.

"...and his company 37Signals.com, but instantly fell in love with his clear, concise, no-bull, crystal-clear communication style...." Read more

"I have the Kindle version. Well written with short segments on different aspects of remote working or telecommuting. I read it in an afternoon...." Read more

"I love the books from these two gentleman. Always succinct and to the point...." Read more

"...While both are eminently readable on their own, they make a great pair together, espousing a view on 21st Century business and how things should be..." Read more

42 customers mention "Remote work"42 positive0 negative

Customers find the book very educating on remote working, a conversation starter, and a jump start to working remote. They also say it's a great resource for a team or manager looking for both insightful and edifying information.

"...It's a perfect companion piece to REMOTE, and tells the story of Scott's year working as a member of a distributed team at Automattic, the..." Read more

"...The benefits of remote work are summarized nicely from the book’s back cover...." Read more

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7 customers mention "Visuals"7 positive0 negative

Customers find the illustrations in the book beautiful and nice.

"...The illustrations were cool, too." Read more

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"...I enjoyed the illustrations a lot and I bought all of their reasoning...." Read more

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15 customers mention "Length"10 positive5 negative

Customers are mixed about the length of the book. Some mention it's very well structured and to the point, while others say it'd be better as an ebook.

"Like their previous effort, Rework, Remote is short, sharp and eschews lengthy management book pontification in favor of to-the-point ideas and..." Read more

"...Albeit the book is relatively short, it could be even shorter..." Read more

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"...The short chapter format makes it easy to read when you have time but truth be told I have read it during three nap times of my kid...." Read more

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Customers find the writing style monotone, dated, repetitive, and annoying. They also say the first chapters are redundant.

"...3. The book started to be somewhat repetative and even boring (as opposed to creating an excitement about not working from work)..." Read more

"This is a good book but the first chapters are really redundant. I expected it to be much better since Rework was such a good book from them." Read more

"...I listened to the audio book and it is very annoying how repetitive it is." Read more

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I came to agree with the concept only after being tortured by "conventional" business and management models. The evolution of technology, sharing economies, knowledge capital and tapping into the world's best and most available talent, rather than a few people near where you rent an office, is awesome! Even as an experienced business owner and manager, I found helpful tips and insights. I used this model to save over $10 million in a single year!
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Chuck in NJ
5.0 out of 5 stars The best book about remote work that has ever been written. Period.
Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2013
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I only recently became aware of Jason Fried's writing and his company 37Signals.com, but instantly fell in love with his clear, concise, no-bull, crystal-clear communication style. After reading some of his articles in Inc. magazine, I found the 37Signals blog and instantly bought the book REWORK and felt invigorated by it. Finally, here is someone who understands that securing venture capital funding is not necessarily the key to success nor to a happy, fulfilling life. He simply makes products (the online software Basecamp, Highrise, etc.) that are amazingly simple to use, and therefore valuable and in demand because they save people time and money. The previous book, REWORK basically throws everything you were taught about business out the door and gets back to basics focused on what will work today, in today's world that changes daily. Ridiculous concepts such as five-year business plans are ridiculed and dismissed, and Jason restores sanity to business ideas and concepts. With REMOTE, he applies the real-world experience of running a distributed company and explains the biggest advantages to hiring remote teams. My two favorite facts about remote working that the book explains: Reason #1: Hiring remote employees allows companies to hire the best talent in the world instead of being handcuffed to only the best talent living in a tiny geographical area. Reason #2: Offices are what the authors call "interruption factories" in which anyone can walk into your cubicle or office uninvited and interrupt your work many times throughout the day. Working remotely allows you to get into the zone and focus on the things that make you productive without the productivity-killing environments of the interruption factories. REMOTE lists the most common excuses that bosses often use to dismiss the idea of remote work, and then the authors proceed to blow every one of those excuses right out of the water with common-sense-filled nuclear missiles. The book refutes those common misperceptions about remote work humorously sometimes, but with factual, common-sense reasons why visionary leaders will actually choose to embrace remote work in the very near future if they want to keep up with their more innovative competitors who keep hiring the most talented people in the world right out from under their noses. The remote revolution has already begun. The visionaries were the first to jump on board. This book will sway anyone on the fence toward the huge benefits of remote teams, and those who refuse to read this book will simply get left behind in the dust of their smarter competitors. If you've never worked remotely and have been trapped commuting to an office, this book will set you free. Also, if you have not already read Scott Berkun's book The Year Without Pants, you should read that too. It's a perfect companion piece to REMOTE, and tells the story of Scott's year working as a member of a distributed team at Automattic, the distributed company behind Wordpress.com.
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Russ Sanderlin
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Primer On Remote Work
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2017
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For many years I have been working in IT for a company with an old style of management. Throughout those years I had VPN and was expected to routinely do remote work off hours yet expected to warm a chair during traditional working hours. Some days would pass by where I would never see my boss. I kept asking why can I not work from home a few days a week? Their common response was that they had no way to measure my productivity. I thought to myself “how do you measure it when I’m here?!”

My first opportunity arose to work for a company with remote option. After 15 years of commuting and chained to a beige cubical I was free. I was now able to do engaging work and deliver without having to come into the office. I even found that I was also able to be more productive.

This book is a great primer for understanding the concept of what today’s technology facilitates. From a company perspective, your employee selection opens up from the local market to all corners of the world. For employees it allows you to save time from commuting and spend that extra time with your family promoting even better work life balance. This is the future of work for knowledge workers.

As a business owner you will gain insights on the benefits of remote work. As a manager you will gain tools to facilitate remote staff. As a remote worker you will learn additional strategies to address common concerns.
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Betty Pajak
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy read
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2024
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Interesting reading this after the Covid shutdown. Some great ideas and insights. Even working in hotels there can be ways to implement remote work, at least most of the work I do.
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Roberto Zoia Nesta
3.0 out of 5 stars Light reading, but you won't become an expert in remote work by reading this book
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2014
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Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson are known for 37signals. David HH is also the creator of Rails, the most used framework for Ruby web programming. I've read and enjoyed both Getting Real and Rework, their previous books.

This book shares practical experience about working remotely, taken from 37Signals and some other companies. The authors spend a lot of time explaining the benefits of remote work, the resistance one may encounter against it, and the most common excuses for not allowing remote work. That is, prejudices like that innovation happens only face-to-face, or that people can't be trusted to be productive at home, or that company culture would wither away if remote work is allowed...

As a consultant I rely on remote work a lot. I think that a mix of remote work of some kind is in the future of many positions. But I have to say that I was disappointed by this book, specially after the expectations raised by the authors in the Introduction:

"Above all, this book will teach you how to become an expert in remote work. It will provide an overview of the tools and techniques that will help you get the most of it, as well as the pitfalls and constraints that can bring you down." This book will give you insights on remote work, but won't help you become an expert, or give you much in tools and techniques.

The ideas that the authors share are not new. You don't need to read this book to realize that interruptions are bad for your concentration and productivity. The examples given of companies and their use of remote work are poor. The examples are real, but they barely descend to any detail about the implementation, or the problems encountered. More important, there is no mention of the impact of remote work on things like work climate, productivity, meeting deadlines, client satisfaction, or the bottom line. From a more conceptual point of view, a question one would expect to be answered by the book is what are the key factors for a position to be considered for remote work?

The authors often use 37signals as a self-reference for remote working practice. For example, at one point the authors mention than Jason (Fried) usually starts working at home at 7:30 a.m. and arrives at the office at 11 .a.m. Great, but Jason is the CEO of his own company, and as most CEOs do, he organizes his time as he sees fit. But how does this apply to a second-level manager of a big company? Or to a sales supervisor?

Many of the ideas mentioned, in my opinion, depend more on the company's culture that on allowing remote work or not. 37Signals grew up being remote from the start, and has managed to remain a small workforce of great talented people. But established companies with years of operation and an established culture need more than good reasons to implement such changes, at least company wide.
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Andre Luiz Cruz
5.0 out of 5 stars Necessário
Reviewed in Brazil on August 5, 2023
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O livro é um "abrir de olhos" e de cabeças sobre o trabalho remoto confundido ou reduzido a home office.
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Cristian Angulo Nova
5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended
Reviewed in Mexico on June 15, 2022
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If you work from your home, this books could be convert in your hand guide, in your bible; in the light of the way 🥹😅
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Wagner
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
Reviewed in Canada on October 28, 2021
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This book should be presented to anyone that needs proof that remote working is great! And even better than in-office work
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Mauro Rego
5.0 out of 5 stars A good 101 for remote work.
Reviewed in Germany on April 10, 2020
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I am a big fan of Jason’s work philosophy in general. In this book he explain what remote work is (it is not necessarily WFH neither offshores). He builds a good argument on why it can be a good thing for your company and specially how you can be a good remote worker. Although it is claimed from a tech/office work perspective, one can draw a good connection for other jobs.
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Louie V
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic book
Reviewed in India on January 13, 2019
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If you're interested in remote working you should not miss this one. After reading you will believe that remote working is not so difficult as it's made out to be. This book concentrates on all the relavant stuff including the main tools required for remote working, importance of communication and the importance of trusting the employee to get work done remotely. A short book, but with so much of value, packed in it.
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