Roundup No. 9: Bon Voyage to Big City Cubicles

Howdy, Remote Work Tribe! As the last few days of August trickle by, we hope you’re hitting all of those monthly goals you’ve been working so hard on—or dreaming of a really good vacation.

While it’s no surprise to most of us here, the COVID-19 pandemic has revolutionized the perception of the remote workforce. More specifically, the majority of the population is beginning to realize you don’t need to live in a big city to work at a major corporation.

So, one Twitter user presented a great question to the rest of the Remote Work Tribe.

If you could pick one place in the world where you would spend the next year or 2 working from, remotely, where would you choose to be?#futureofwork #remotework

— Hana (@Hana_ElSayyed) August 19, 2020

With endless remote work possibilities, responses poured in with some of the most beautiful and outright swoon-worthy locations. 

In my home, in my Country – New Zealand. Sure, there’s some cool places in the world, but I’m lucky enough to live in a stunning place and with the Covid causing choas, I choose here. There’s a reason we call it Godzone. pic.twitter.com/ozJgxIR4qV

— StephT (@st3ph007) August 19, 2020

Vancouver Island, British Columbia, @Canada

Nature, culture, diversity, reasonable cost of living, skiing, hiking, sailing, good schools, safe, very low Covid-19 numbers, sane government, nice people, pretty good beer.

(Vancouver Island is way cheaper than Vancouver itself.) pic.twitter.com/QskG7SqoBn

— Rod11 (@rod11) August 19, 2020

The island of Menorca (Spain) hands down pic.twitter.com/BKVJyEdSOH

— Diego Llamazares (@diegollamazares) August 19, 2020

Maldives 😀 pic.twitter.com/hsktqnjfpl

— Amir / ISUCCESS (@amir_bs) August 19, 2020

So, if you were given the chance, where would you work remotely? Big city or remote island? Tweet us your dream location @RemoteWorkTribe. But before you take off, check out what went down on Twitter and TikTok this week.

The Tribe’s Weekly Vibes

1. This eye-opener for remote work nonbelievers.

Lack of space in a shared apartment isn’t a reason why remote work from home won’t work

It’s an implication of the ridiculous expense in cities and where people have to live to work in an office

— Chris Herd (@chris_herd) August 21, 2020

2. This moment of directing needed attention to the true powerhouses of marketing. 

If marketers want to be taken seriously, we need to look at the people we are lifting up as the industry thought leaders.

If we continue to idolize the snake oil sellers, the dude bros, and the content thieves, the real practitioners will stay sidelined.

— 🟣 Christina Garnett (@ThatChristinaG) August 16, 2020

3. This productivity booster with a side of choreography. 

@abbzbon

dance breaks are the new lunch breaks – WFH part 25 ##workfromhome ##wfh ##WhatsUpDocChallenge ##SportsAreBack dc: @xicyindii

♬ Laffy taffy Remix flyboyfu vocals produced by Adub – waikiki_fields

4. This needed conversation involving the deep desire for flexibility in the workplace.

I love remote work. I'll always advocate for it.

But, a little louder for those in the back:

What 👏 people 👏 really👏 want👏 is 👏 flexibility.

— Mary Jantsch (@marycjantsch) August 19, 2020

5. This moment of gratitude for the power of Google.

90% of my job is just googling all the terms I’ve been saying wrong. pic.twitter.com/ycD1T6U62Z

— Fadeke Adegbuyi (@fadeke_adegbuyi) August 20, 2020

7. This accidental musical Zoom ensemble. 

@greeneggsnkam22

When you forget to hit mute on Zoom 😅 ##fy ##workfromhome ##zoom ##backstreetboys ##mistake ##quarrantine ##summer2020

♬ original sound – console_kiing

8. This pun for international remote workers.

"So, why do you want to work as a remote developer from Mexico?"

"I want to be a señor developer."

— FrontEnd Dude | JavaScript (@frontenddude) August 18, 2020

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What’s new in your remote role this week? Tag us over on Instagram, @TheRemoteWorkTribe, or on Twitter, @RemoteWorkTribe, for a chance to be featured on our next weekly thread!