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>After a while of that let one of your freelancing clients hire you but not as freelancer but a full time remote employee paid not for hours of coding but rathe

>After a while of that let one of your freelancing clients hire you but not as freelancer but a full time remote employee paid not for hours of coding but rather for 8 hours each day, same way you were paid at corporation. I'm here now, but find myself in a similar situation to OP and have been thinking about quitting. There's very little oversight and the business large enough that I have very little to do - and noone really cares if it does get done or not. I moved to the countryside in another country and do a lot of mountain biking, running, walking, skiing, as work only takes around an hour a day. My friends all think it's crazy and that I'm in the luckiest situation I could possibly be in. I do feel my physical health has never been better, but mentally I find it really hard to do this.

scotty79 9y ago
> [...] I have very little to do - and noone really cares if it does get done or not. That's the moment when you absolutely need to avoid playing MOBA games. > My friends all think it's crazy and that I'm in the luckiest situation I could possibly be in. I do feel my physical health has never been better, but mentally I find it really hard to do this. I was in the similar spot (but didn't act as smart as you did and let my health slip) and eventually quit. What I think is lacking in this setup is daily company of the smart people that understand and appreciate your work. I think you might regain some happiness by joining some lively open source projects developers since you have time during your work hours. Maybe bit covertly because while people might not be interested in the work they pay you for they might get interested if they can see you working on something else in the time they bought. Maybe you can get some friends that way, that will appreciate your work and skill.

scotty79 9y ago

> [...] I have very little to do - and noone really cares if it does get done or not. That's the moment when you absolutely need to avoid playing MOBA games. > My friends all think it's crazy and that I'm in the luckiest situation I could possibly be in. I do feel my physical health has never been better, but mentally I find it really hard to do this. I was in the similar spot (but didn't act as smart as you did and let my health slip) and eventually quit. What I think is lacking in this setup is daily company of the smart people that understand and appreciate your work. I think you might regain some happiness by joining some lively open source projects developers since you have time during your work hours. Maybe bit covertly because while people might not be interested in the work they pay you for they might get interested if they can see you working on something else in the time they bought. Maybe you can get some friends that way, that will appreciate your work and skill.