📢 Breaking news: The FINAL episode of Out of Office with Andrew Allen | Ep84 OoO

Hey, Welcome Back! One. Last. Time.

You probably thought I’d keep going forever, like Marvel spin-offs or awkward Zoom meetings that should’ve been emails.

But no. I’m calling it, for real.

In this finale, I answer the big question: Why the heck am I ending the most-watched remote work show ever? Did I get canceled? Hunted by anti-async lobbyists? Join a secret Antarctic coworking cult? You’ll have to watch to find out.

All I’ll say is - the world of work is shifting again, and this time… it’s bigger than anything we’ve tackled before.

Seriously though, why? Fair question.

I’ll give you some answers - just not all at once. Because like all good finales, this one deserves a little suspense.

I can tell you one thing.

This show was never supposed to coast. It was built to hit hard, spark conversation, and be exactly what the remote world needed in a moment of chaos, confusion, and coffee-addled webcam rants.

And we did that.

• We raged against the corporate machine. We filmed in 30 countries. We got real about AI, burnout, quiet quitting, and paper ceilings.
• We had jokes that barely landed. Mosquito swarms that definitely did.
• I met some of the world’s most remarkable remote workers and thought leaders.

And I somehow managed to survive getting called a Kmart PewDiePie.

But now, two and a half years in, the remote work conversation has changed.

And if we’re not pushing it forward… we’re talking in circles.

So. I’m ending the show.

It’s time to make room for something bigger.
More global. More future-focused. More... AI-powered?

🧨 A Quick Recap

• Did I actually build the largest remote work community on the internet?
  84 episodes. 50 million views. A newsletter with 2.5 million subscribers.
  Not bad for a guy who once filmed in slippers.
• Is remote work… over?
  Not quite. But it’s no longer the hot take - it’s the baseline.
  The real question now isn’t where we work. It’s how.
• Is there something bigger coming than remote work?
  Oh yeah. And it’s coming faster than your CEO can schedule an unnecessary all-hands.

🙏 A Sincere Thank You

We started as rebels fighting for remote legitimacy.
Now, every remote worker is an architect of a new work reality.

Out of Office was never just a show.
It was a movement.

A place for remote workers all over the world to laugh, cry, rage at RTO policies - and imagine something better.

I told your stories. I fought your fights.

And if you ever shared an episode, argued with a CEO, or felt a little less alone watching me row through swamp bugs in Guatemala - thank you.

Truly.

❤️ And a heartfelt thank you to my team at Crossover and Epipheo.

But this isn’t a funeral! It’s a graduation.
And if you’re still with me, here’s where the story continues:

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The Grand Finale = Episode 84:

✅ Why I’m really pulling the plug on Out of Office (it’s not burnout or budget cuts)
✅ The global ripple effect: how one scrappy remote show reached 50 million people
✅ The tidal wave coming for your job (+why it’s not just about RTO anymore)
✅ Why I didn’t rebrand the show around AI (even when it took over everything else)
✅ How an episode on Zimbabwean entrepreneurs outperformed Hollywood (!)

Out of Office started with a question.

“Why isn’t anyone talking about global remote workers like they matter?”

Well, now they are.

We broke the silence. We broke some rules. And now - we’re breaking format.

So, for the 84th and final time:

I’m Andrew Allen - the future of work IS Out of Office.

And this...was just the beginning.

✌️

- Andrew

P.S. I wouldn’t unsub from this Substack just yet.

PPS: There’s one very weird piece of trivia hidden in the episode.
If you find it, tag me. Or don’t. I regret nothing.

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