Remote Work Europe began as Remote Work Spain - with this Facebook group, which Maya started in summer 2021, to help people who didn't want to go back to the office as the world unlocked.
But we quickly found that people were joining and asking questions from outside Spain, and there was equal hunger for high-quality information and well-run communities across our region - and beyond (though we're sticking to Europe for now, taking a flexible and non-political view to embrace the whole area.)
Remote work is - or should - be without boundaries. But in reality, it's often constrained by local employment law, regulation, tax codes, and more. Much of the breakthrough service provision work today is focussing on compliance and making cross border hiring a reality, and as such, orienting all content and community growth on one country is limiting.
So that's why we've grown and expanded, to create this website, a thriving newsletter, and a range of products and services to support remote workers, right across Europe.
And it's also why, in addition to this website, we're growing Remote Work Europe with individual country-level English-language Facebook groups, managed in collaboration with local administrators.
The growth of remote work continues to accelerate, and while the digital nomad community is increasingly well served globally, there is less focus on the settled remote worker/immigrant/expat audience. This audience is more likely to be higher paid and employed, at a family life-stage, and seeking longer-term solutions to their work-life planning.
Our country admins are usually people living in the place they represent, and who share our values, of making real remote work accessible to all. Many are immigrants to their chosen home, who can relate to the challenges and concerns of new arrivals, and be an informative source of support and advice.
This is not a 'job' - we cannot pay you for your time that you commit to Remote Work Europe. This is not for everyone, especially those who prefer a strictly linear relationship with time spent and earning money. This is an opportunity to grow with Remote Work Europe, and to grow and develop your personal leadership and authority as a remote work expert in your region.
