Everyone at Bitovi works from home, so each year we all get together for a week-long company retreat in a new city. We’ve visited places such as New Orleans, Las Vegas, and Austin, so this year we held our retreat in beautiful Phoenix, Arizona!

There are many articles out there that will (in trendy fashion) tell you The 6 Best Tips for Being Super Productive While Working Remotely or 3 Hidden Keys to Successful Communication as a Remote Team, which are great. But before you even get to that point, you have to consider the personal transition of leaving a traditional office job for a remote environment. What personality traits would help you work remotely successfully? Why go through the effort? What downsides should you look out for?