Remote-Only Is Your Secret Weapon When Boomers Enforce RTO


Hi Reader,

This week we talk about remote work and how it has shaped the world in a post-COVID world. As someone who as worked remotely for over 15 years, I just can't imagine commuting into an office every day. And I'm not alone. COVID was the catalyst that to normalized remote work for the masses.

Why does this matter?

  • Big names just doubled down on office life. Amazon and Dell now want folks at their desks five days a week. (reuters.com, reuters.com)
  • Remote roles are scarce but hot. Only 20 percent of LinkedIn jobs are remote, yet they pull in about 60 percent of all applications. (linkedin.com)
  • Push us too far and we walk. One in four workers say they would quit if forced back full-time. (bamboohr.com)
  • That gap is power. When we deliver clear results from anywhere, we can pick the jobs and keep the freedom.

Why now?

  • RTO headlines grow, but work-from-home sticks. Surveys show roughly 30 percent of U.S. workdays still happen away from the office. (wfhresearch.com)
  • New “zoom towns” boom. Glendale, Arizona saw a 37.5 percent jump in remote workers, while Cape Coral and Lakeland, Florida jumped 13 percent and 12 percent. (usnews.com, governing.com)
  • Bad actors see the gold rush. A May 2025 probe found North Korean scammers using AI faces and “laptop farms” to steal 17 million dollars from 300 U.S. firms. (wsj.com)
  • Laws keep shifting.
    • Chile gives remote staff a 12-hour daily right to disconnect. (boundlesshq.com)
    • Norway’s top court backed limits on night work for health reasons. (leglobal.law)
    • Spain and Portugal now require safety checks on home offices. (remofirst.com, cms.law)

Turning remote-only into a superpower

In this episode, I sit down with my friend Jon Seager (VP Engineering at Canonical) to better understand his remote work playbook.

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