To help remote workers maintain work/life boundaries, encourage them to set expectations regarding their availability and schedule regular blocks of time away in their calendar. (Photo: Shutterstock)
After working all day remotely via email and the internet, it can be a challenge not to continue being online, so say 200 full-time remote workers responding to a Remote.co survey.
Indeed, unplugging after work hours is the biggest pain point remote workers encounter when working in their virtual environment, garnering the highest percentage–40 percent–for the respondents' top challenge.
Other challenges for remote workers include dealing with non-work distractions (32 percent), developing strong relationships with coworkers (25 percent), loneliness (23 percent), troubleshooting technology problems (21 percent) and working across different time zones (19 percent).
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Katie Kuehner-Hebert
Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance writer based in Running Springs, Calif. She has more than three decades of journalism experience, with particular expertise in employee benefits and other human resource topics.
