Can you Work 100% online?

Been work from home for almost 2 years now. I could never go back to a normal office job knowing the freedom of working in my underwear 2 states away from where my desk was. Company loves it too since they don't have to pay the infrastructure costs for a giant building for all of us to fit in. If for some reason they forced us to go back, I'd find another job that was work from home, but thankfully that's not going to happen now that we've got so many people out of state and producing even more than when we were in the office.

it is impossible for me as a Carpenter/Craftsman I have to go to the workshop/customer to do my work. So 404 Homeoffice not found  :D

If I could work 100% remotely for the rest of my life, I would. As someone with ADHD I work better in an environment I control. Now when planning where me and my partner live we only have to plan for one persons commute. I am more productive. 

It’s a dream 

The company I work for did it for two years. Thousands of people did it successfully and more productively. However, everyone came back May 2022, and it hasn’t been the same. Now we’re fighting for a telework or hybrid model.

i live in a 1992 ford econoline and make music on a banjo that i crafted out of milk cartons.

yes

if it already something very online, like social media marketing or online shop writing, yea. but otherwise, at least make it hybrid so i can dip out monday and friday

I've been doing it for a long time, even before the pandemic, and it does have its perks. But the perks can often spoil.

Don't have to get up early for the commute? Start sleeping in more and more until you're starting work two hours late (totally possible if there's no time tracking).

You can do your chores in the middle of the day but then there's no clear separation between work and not-work.

And in terms of work itself, there are some times when I really wished I could be physically present with my coworkers. I've had endless Slack and email threads over what in an office would have been a two minute chat.

Would be perfect. I work at a cotton mill as a Spinner and for the past 2 to 3 years it's been going downhill. less hours. weeks with no work which means less of a paycheck to no paycheck at all. I'm struggling and not to mention I work 3RD while everyone else i know works 1st shift jobs...  I would LOVE to work at home but seems impossible to find a job that allow me ro do that!

I've been working an overnight warehouse job for years and hated it. I found a job through searching work-from-home subreddits. I ended up finding a job that does Search Quality Ratings, and is very flexible. You can work up to 40 hours per week, but are only required to work at least 10 hours each week. You can log in whenever you want, and there's no real monitoring while on the clock. I tend to just log on for 5-8 hours a day and practice guitar while working :)

i wish i had an online job. if anyone knows how i can apply to an online job LMK PLEASE 

Im a video game developer and do work 100% online right now :) If you work in a tech/IT related field its very easy to find remote positions!

I really like having a 100% remote, online job. It's just convenient.

You might be surprised by how accessible 100% online jobs are now, and it will only increase in the future. In the software / tech sector there is an increasing amount of jobs that are completely detached from computer science / programming that are fully remote and online (think HR, management, business analysists, marketing), potentially due to the efficiency of having software developers and IT professionals work from home. It makes sense to expand within individual companies.

I have been working hybrid (both office and remote) in the past and I absolutely prefer remote. Less stressful and I can organize my work better. :)

if you can snag it - remote work is pretty liberating. just be sure to keep using your social skills.

I'm gonna weigh in on this one;

In very rural places - like where I live, there are very few tech jobs so the only choice is to either move to the town or to work remotely - now, employers like to think they run the job market so they can pick and choose where they want people to work...

That is definitely not the case - in many fields such as software engineering the Market is very candidate driven so to find the right people they have to offer some form of hybrid or remote work.

I've worked from home now for a very long time, around 8 years - and fully remotely ever since my Son was born and I am more focussed, more productive and my mental health has never been better thanks to being able to take short naps in the day, get errands done, do the school run etc I couldn't be without it!

I need to work from home so working online would be fantastic!  I don't own a cam or a mic though so i have no idea what I could do.  I could start a small business or sell stuff.

I can. Cellphone had ot wid twins and chores.. don't have to guard it..

Many people i love and myself have physical and or mental disabilities so working online seems incredibly ideal as to not strain body or mind yknow? =]

Working completely online is becoming more important, offering flexibility, security, and global opportunities. It’s definitely valuable for stability and work-life balance, especially in uncertain times. How about you?

honestly working online is happening and im all here for it i believe it is totally possible as people do it already

I got it, this got posted during covid times but here we go I'm gonna add my answer for 2025.

I'm working hybrid and it's a great balance. I actually prefer it over 100% online. It may sound old school but here it seems to me that making connections and network at work in person is underrated or maybe it's just me as an Introvert... Giving the co-worker a knock on the door over writing an e-mail can be beneficial in many ways for sure. Like finding solution quickly, build work relationship, save time, and they could be fun too, with the right co-workers - also, going for a coffee and a lil chat with them. Also team meetings.

That being said, doing the course for this one certificate part time 100% online is definitely a game changer. Though it seems hard to connect with others and join a study group...

How do y'all go about networking or having informal chats when working 100% remote? How important are they for you? I'm curious, please let me know.

I know this was posted 3 years ago, but it's still an incredibly relevant question. I apologize for the incoming rant, but I'm angry. 

The pandemic created and normalized remote jobs, which allowed us to rethink about the workforce in terms of disability accessibility. This opened up an opportunity for many disabled people, such as myself, to earn living wages, dramatically improving our quality of life. Right now remote positions are dwindling under the current administration in the United States. State jobs are eliminating remote work positions and forcing people back into the office. For those unable to enter into the physical workforce, applying for disability benefits is a daunting process and nearly impossible even with proper documentation of a disability. Those who are awarded disability benefits are granted an abysmal amount of money that is dramatically below the poverty line. Aside from the removal of remote work being an egregious threat to disability rights, it is also a catastrophic economic blunder. 

I am currently in the middle of switching my college major to one that will increase the likelihood of me being able to secure remote work. Working in a physical office again is not sustainable for me as a disabled person. I have a strong skillset and a hell of a resume, but I need remote work to be able to live and function.

For those of you who are disabled and live in the United States, find out if your state has a Department of Rehabilitation. They help with employment for disabled people. Fingers crossed the department isn't cut.