Remote work is becoming more and more a part of everyday life. Still, it's often considered as unstable and risky, not without reason.

This talk will discuss the common fears people looking to switch to remote are facing. It will provide valuable insights for companies still reluctant to consider having the remote workforce how things look from our perspective and what can they do to make their environment remote-friendlier. Moreover, it will provide some ideas on how we, as remote workers, could meet our fears with more confidence, what we can do to satisfy our needs in a remote environment, and how it might not be as risky as it seems at first glance.

All this is based on 8 years personal remote working experience, as well as colleagues' and peers' whom I've had the opportunity of guiding through the same process, observing their fears as much as my own, and providing them with the support needed to take the leap.

Remote work is becoming a more and more significant part of companies lives, and many companies are at least experimenting with it. On the path to becoming a fully remote-supportive company, some challenges can be invisible from the companies' perspective, unless the company is already fully remote. This talk puts some of those out in the open to raise the awareness and helps both companies and remote workers to address them.