Working remotely

[areiterer]

Since you work fulltime for Thinkmill as a remote developer, I'm curious how it works out for you

• Did they employ you, or do you have your own business so you work for them by contract?
• Do you choose your work items on your own behalf or is there someone telling you what to do next?

I's pretty amazing to see what you do, keep it on ;)

[mxstbr]

Did they employ you, or do you have your own business so you work for them by contract?

You legally cannot be employed in a country other than the one you live in, so every remote worker is officially a "business owner" with some sort of business entity that invoices their "employer". (who conversely isn't really an employer, but just a client)

This has some implications for holiday/sick pay, parental leave etc. that you need to hash out in the contract, so definitely get a lawyer to draft it to make sure you have the same benefits as an employee would have.

Do you choose your work items on your own behalf or is there someone telling you what to do next?

A mix of both 😊

[areiterer]

That's great, I always wondered how this is handled, since there are more and more companies hiring remote workers :)

thanks for the answer!