Remote Work with Eva Rimbau Gilabert

Well, let's see if we can do some separation of hype and evidence in this episode.

I'd like to start off with definitions.

I like to do this to make sure that the audience and you and me, we're all on the same page as we go through our discussion.

So can you start by defining remote work and tell us if there are different types of remote work?

Yes, so remote work just means working away from a traditional central office that's set by the employer.

But the secret is in the different types of remote work, because it's very different, for example, if remote work is occasional, versus fully remote.

The outcomes of such work really vary so much according to the intensity.

Also, whether the remote work is hybrid, so mixing home and office, or fully remote, or whether it's a schedule or employee chosen.

that makes also a big difference for outcomes.

So sometimes that's important.

And I'm very, very glad you asked for different types because sometimes research findings may seem contradictory because they cover different types of arrangements and the results are really different.

If, for example, remote work is occasional or it's employee chosen, It's really relevant, so I would encourage anyone interested in remote work just not to ask, is somebody working remotely, but how? Which intensity, hybrid, etc.? ?

Yes, unsurprisingly, details make all the difference, and indeed, who's empowered to make those decisions.