Short story, the company I worked for remotely did not encourage remote-work. And was selective at who gets to work remotely. That itself creates a lot of probl

Short story, the company I worked for remotely did not encourage remote-work. And was selective at who gets to work remotely. That itself creates a lot of problems with the team and with the opportunities you get. As this guy mentions "Be as much available as possible". That technically ends up in over-work. Management will like it, but I did not like it at all. Having said that it was riskier for me to keep the remote job. And at one point I mistook the management call as if they were going to fire me. That forced me to build up my consulting profile and start adding consulting clients. Eventually the company did not fire me - but the workload had increased quite a lot and I had reached a point where my consulting rates were pretty good than my salary. So I thought "Why not go full time consulting" and quit the job. After a few months of downs the decision turned out to be a pretty good one. Some transitioning advice: 1. Have 1-1.5 years of financial backup 2. Start building your profile while on job. And since you are remote, it should be easier. You will definitely get stressed and that might pay off in the long run 3. Calculate your hourly rate at job. Leave your job when you can earn at least 80% of what you earn at job within 50% of time (for at least 2 months). Also be honest to yourself and evaluate if the consulting-work counts as a one-off or something that can be achieved repeatedly 4. Be warned - remote job as an employee is much easier than being self-employed working remote