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Why is remote such highly requested? I work remote but, not cause I HAVE to. My team is just all fully remote.

kowdermeister 8y ago
Working on great products, great money (compared to local offers) while I don't have to restart my life in a new country.
strikelaserclaw 8y ago
Personally, I've done remote and decided after a while i didn't enjoy full time remote. The advantages? Getting to choose where i live, freedom in working my own schedule as long as deadlines are met, working in my boxers ?
anotheryou 8y ago
I want to be able to move whenever I want. Especially as my partner might change cities a few times in the next years. On day-to-day basis I enjoy good coffee, self-made and more healthy food and the possibility to have a quick nap when really needed. I can also take a big break and stretch the workday a bit if I stay available and feel like it. edit: oh and I forgot: silence or good speakers.
Draiken 8y ago
Honestly, saving 1-4 hours of commute every single day equates to an absurd amount of extra time. People underestimate how long commuting takes away from your day. Just the time you take getting ready, waking up early to get breakfast first or even getting out to eat lunch. Normally people don't add those times to the commute total and count only the actual car/bus/metro time. No matter small those are, they add up and you don't ever get that back. Even if you only take 1 hour a day commuting (rare in my experience) you will get at least 5 hours extra in a week that you can use to... live. Be it learning time, family time or even just relaxing time, it's 5 hours that seemingly come from out of thin air.
- closeparen 8y ago
  Your experience is atypical. The median commute time in the United States is 25.4 minutes each way. The HN zeitgeist's insistence on living in major cities and taking public transit has a drastic cost in terms of commute time as well as money, one that most Americans do not pay.
  - Draiken 8y ago
    The US is only one country in the world. I imagine this median goes up if we include more countries. Regardless, my point stands. with that median we'd have 50 minutes every day which would total to ~4h/week literally wasted moving around.

Working on great products, great money (compared to local offers) while I don't have to restart my life in a new country.

strikelaserclaw 8y ago

Personally, I've done remote and decided after a while i didn't enjoy full time remote. The advantages? Getting to choose where i live, freedom in working my own schedule as long as deadlines are met, working in my boxers ?

anotheryou 8y ago

I want to be able to move whenever I want. Especially as my partner might change cities a few times in the next years. On day-to-day basis I enjoy good coffee, self-made and more healthy food and the possibility to have a quick nap when really needed. I can also take a big break and stretch the workday a bit if I stay available and feel like it. edit: oh and I forgot: silence or good speakers.

Draiken 8y ago

Honestly, saving 1-4 hours of commute every single day equates to an absurd amount of extra time. People underestimate how long commuting takes away from your day. Just the time you take getting ready, waking up early to get breakfast first or even getting out to eat lunch. Normally people don't add those times to the commute total and count only the actual car/bus/metro time. No matter small those are, they add up and you don't ever get that back. Even if you only take 1 hour a day commuting (rare in my experience) you will get at least 5 hours extra in a week that you can use to... live. Be it learning time, family time or even just relaxing time, it's 5 hours that seemingly come from out of thin air.

closeparen 8y ago
Your experience is atypical. The median commute time in the United States is 25.4 minutes each way. The HN zeitgeist's insistence on living in major cities and taking public transit has a drastic cost in terms of commute time as well as money, one that most Americans do not pay.
- Draiken 8y ago
  The US is only one country in the world. I imagine this median goes up if we include more countries. Regardless, my point stands. with that median we'd have 50 minutes every day which would total to ~4h/week literally wasted moving around.