How to manage the 5 biggest challenges of remote workers

5. Fighting distractions

In-office workers might have a slew of distractions to overcome but, with line-managers and top-rank management never far away, most will knuckle down quickly, fearing reprimand.

However, remote workers won’t have constant eyes on them and could float around their home switching between work, play and more play – if they so wish.

Lydia Lee, Founder at Screw the Cubicle, explains: “It can be challenging to focus and build the habits to continue building a business with the distractions of new people to meet and new places to see when you live abroad.