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I agree that remote work needs a certain personality type. You need to be self sufficient but also be willing to reach out proactively when you have problems a

I agree that remote work needs a certain personality type. You need to be self sufficient but also be willing to reach out proactively when you have problems and not keep struggling in silence as I have seen before. This is a difficult balance for some people. As far as depression and anxiety goes I get that from my current job sitting in a cube with constant noise and interruption. I feel it’s starting to really impact my mental health negatively. In the end i don’t think remote work is for everybody. Some people will thrive with it and some people will thrive in an office. It’s good to know which you are.

zzzcpan 7y ago
> You need to be self sufficient but also be willing to reach out proactively when you have problems It's not that different from sitting in a cube, at least for software development. It's just threshold when something becomes a problem to reach out for help is higher for remote work, since it takes a bit more effort to communicate. You do a bit more so you have something to show and to discuss, not try to reach out for every little thing.
- maxxxxx 7y ago
  When I worked remotely there were people that were incredibly needy and every 10 minutes asked me about stuff they could easily have gotten from a web search and others got bogged down for weeks with issues that could be resolved in five minutes. I always felt that good remote workers are very mature, communicate well and are respectful of others . I guess that applies to office work too but remote amplifies this.
  - pault 7y ago
    I believe remote work amplifies everything. Inefficiencies, poor organization, bad documentation, poor communication, poor work ethic. Any stresses start to form cracks when taken out of the office environment. The upside is all of the things that a successful remote team requires are the things that you should be doing anyway.
luciaf 7y ago
You raise a really crucial point about personality type. We were recently discussing the Myers-Briggs system at Quuu, and it turns out most of us are introverts. I would also struggle with an office environment, so I feel for you! I hope you manage to find a solution to it. I think a lot of offices would do well to adopt some of the principles behind remote work. If employees are sacrificing something to come into an office each day, they should have more say in what that workspace is like when they're there. For example, being able to work in a quieter part of the building if noisy environments are draining for you.

zzzcpan 7y ago

> You need to be self sufficient but also be willing to reach out proactively when you have problems It's not that different from sitting in a cube, at least for software development. It's just threshold when something becomes a problem to reach out for help is higher for remote work, since it takes a bit more effort to communicate. You do a bit more so you have something to show and to discuss, not try to reach out for every little thing.

maxxxxx 7y ago
When I worked remotely there were people that were incredibly needy and every 10 minutes asked me about stuff they could easily have gotten from a web search and others got bogged down for weeks with issues that could be resolved in five minutes. I always felt that good remote workers are very mature, communicate well and are respectful of others . I guess that applies to office work too but remote amplifies this.
- pault 7y ago
  I believe remote work amplifies everything. Inefficiencies, poor organization, bad documentation, poor communication, poor work ethic. Any stresses start to form cracks when taken out of the office environment. The upside is all of the things that a successful remote team requires are the things that you should be doing anyway.

luciaf 7y ago

You raise a really crucial point about personality type. We were recently discussing the Myers-Briggs system at Quuu, and it turns out most of us are introverts. I would also struggle with an office environment, so I feel for you! I hope you manage to find a solution to it. I think a lot of offices would do well to adopt some of the principles behind remote work. If employees are sacrificing something to come into an office each day, they should have more say in what that workspace is like when they're there. For example, being able to work in a quieter part of the building if noisy environments are draining for you.