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Poll: What do you value most about working remotely? | Flexibility and autonomy top the list for me

Rodolfo Abachi — Tue, 12 May 2026 13:21:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: What do you value most about working remotely?
Poster: Rodolfo Abachi
Post title: Flexibility and autonomy top the list for me

For me, the biggest benefit of working remotely is the flexibility to structure my own day. As a translator working across time zones, being able to start early or work late when needed — and take breaks when my concentration naturally dips — makes me far more productive than a fixed 9-to-5 schedule ever could.

The lack of commuting is also a huge quality-of-life improvement: those hours go back into actual work, rest, or personal development.

And of course, as several others have mentioned, being your own boss and having control over your work environment and working conditions is something I deeply value after years of remote freelancing.

Poll: What do you value most about working remotely? | I never was...

Matthias Brombach — Tue, 12 May 2026 07:14:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: What do you value most about working remotely?
Poster: Matthias Brombach
Post title: I never was...

[quote]Sebastian Witte wrote:

Maybe this is just me. I am more focused when not working on-site. [/quote]
...and never will be one who fits in shops dealing with colleagues. Simply as that.

Poll: What do you value most about working remotely? | Better focus/productivity

Sebastian Witte — Mon, 11 May 2026 21:38:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: What do you value most about working remotely?
Poster: Sebastian Witte
Post title: Better focus/productivity

Maybe this is just me. I am more focused when not working on-site.

Poll: What do you value most about working remotely? | N/A

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida — Mon, 11 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: What do you value most about working remotely?
Poster: Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Post title: N/A

All of the above + plus being my own boss...

Poll: What do you value most about working remotely?

ProZ.com Staff — Mon, 11 May 2026 08:10:05 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: What do you value most about working remotely?
Poster: ProZ.com Staff

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