Is Remote Work Still Relevant in 2025?
Learn how to maximize your career potential in a remote work environment.
In 2025, the biggest career risk isn’t getting laid off — it’s writing off remote work as irrelevant.
This week, we are tackling Myth #2: Remote work was just a pandemic trend and it’s already dying out.
If this myth is true, then this newsletter is useless - you should stop reading it right now because there is no point in learning how to maximize your effectiveness and lifestyle as a remote worker.
But, if this myth is just a myth (spoiler alert: it is), then you should keep on reading so that you do not miss your chance to maximize your career potential as a remote worker.
While remote job listings may not match their 2021 peak, remote work is not going extinct. It’s evolving — and those who adapt now will gain a massive career advantage over those who return to the old ways.
As the 2025 Pew Research Center study shows, 75% of employed adults will work from home at least some of the time in 2025.
Before the pandemic, 7.3% of the U.S. Labor force worked remotely. Now that number has more than tripled, with 23.5% of U.S. employees working remotely at least some hours of their week (BLS).
So, to think that remote work is irrelevant is ignoring the numbers.
Remote work isn’t gone, it’s just getting more competitive. And those who understand this shift now will shape the future of work tomorrow. Here are three ways you can maximize your effectiveness and lifestyle as a remote worker.
You Aren’t Less Valuable Because You’re Remote
Remote employees don’t have to be invisible. You can have just as much impact as someone in the office, but you have to step up.
You were hired to solve problems, not to aimlessly sit in Zoom meetings. The value you bring doesn’t vanish just because you’re on Zoom. But you do need to actively show your value in new ways.
✅ Pro Tip: Make your work visible. Post weekly summaries in Slack. Share wins publicly. Create simple visuals or dashboards that let others “see” your progress without asking.
💬 Example: One remote project manager I worked with started ending her week by sharing a team win from the week. Engagement from leadership went up.
The Way You Communicate Must Change
Remote work favors clarity over charisma.
In a virtual world, communication is your credibility. The most successful remote workers overcommunicate thoughtfully — they’re brief, clear, and consistent.
By being thoughtful about your remote communication, you can be the one who cuts through the noise and gets messages across clearly.
✅ Pro Tip: Don’t wait to be asked. Proactively update key people with short, structured messages. Use templates like:
Here’s what I did → What I learned → What’s next.
💬 Example: Send your manager a mid-week update in 3 bullet points. No fluff. Just signal: I’m here, I’m moving, I’ve got it covered.
Find Balance in a Remote Lifestyle
The lifestyle enhancements of a remote job go far beyond being able to wear sweatpants to work. It means more flexibility and if planned right, the opportunity to spend more time doing what you love outside of work.
It’s about designing your life with intention. That means using time saved from a commute to spend with family instead of Netflix. Or working efficiently so you have time at the end of the day to work on your side hustle.
These steps move you towards a balance that enhances your lifestyle as a remote worker.
✅ Pro Tip: Set “commute” rituals during the time you would usually be commuting. Try the 3-2-1 Method:
3: Close out your priorities
2: Plan tomorrow’s top tasks
1: Log off your main work app
...then walk away. For real.
💬 Example: Use time saved for something that fuels you — lunch with your kid, a midday walk, or building your side hustle.
Remote isn’t going anywhere, but it is changing. So, how will you adapt? You have the opportunity right now to take your career in a direction that would never be possible without remote work.
Seize the opportunity and be the best remote worker you can be!
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I'm happy to read this. Often something great comes out of adversity and the rise of remote work was a great result of the pandemic. Think about the carbon emissions saved (maybe more than as a result of electric vehicles) just by WFH. The time to spend with your family and friends. The cost savings. The efficiencies for companies due to lower overheads from office rentals. The way cities can now be structured. The equalisation of the cost of housing across cities. We could have more parks, more forests, more trails. All if we simply did WFH properly and stopped forcing people to go to the office daily. We need more training, skills and trust. Not more micromanagement.
New ways of showing value, I’m here for it! Thank you for the reminders and insights. What I want to remember most is to show my work visibly and share progress and wins consistently.