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Some of the hardest workers around

The problem with remote workers isn't that they're slackers; more often, it's that they don't know when to stop.

By Scott Wooldridge | Updated on December 16, 2013
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer ended remote work at her company earlier this year.

Because he works remotely, Michael Golightly doesn’t have to hassle with a commute. But his workday still starts early, at 7 a.m., in part because he manages teams as far away as Hyderabad, India. 

If he were in an office, he could turn out the lights and go home relatively early in the afternoon. But working from home, he still gets calls and emails after his eight-hour day. “Normally, my end time would be 3 p.m.,” he says, “but everyone knows I’m around after that.”

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