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I've worked remotely on and off for the last 8 years or so, and currently work for an all-remote company. I am at least somewhat extroverted (ambivert fits well
by laurex 8y ago
I've worked remotely on and off for the last 8 years or so, and currently work for an all-remote company. I am at least somewhat extroverted (ambivert fits well) and it's totally doable, as long as you have the right company culture and take the effort to have other professional social opportunities like meetups or coffees. In my case, being remote has meant that I probably work more than I did in an in-office job, but have more flexibility to do things like pick up kid from camp. One of our developers has a dog and I often see him (via our team's Marco Polo video messages) walking around in the parkland near his house. We have "core hours" where generally everyone is online. I'd say that enjoying remote work and keeping it viable depends on overcommunicating to some degree and to knowing your own boundaries, but I feel much more connected to my current remote team than I did with folks at my last in-person job.