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I've been working remotely for over a decade. I love it because I get to spend more time with my family and have more time to work on my side business. This i

I've been working remotely for over a decade. I love it because I get to spend more time with my family and have more time to work on my side business. This is mostly because there is no commute. I also have an office (I rent it myself) that I can go to if I want to get away from my house. I really don't want a job that's partially remote. I enjoy working 100% remote. Work/life balance really depends on discipline. I turn everything off at around 5pm, unless there is an emergency. Managers also need to know how to manage remote employees. I've run into issues where a manager doesn't know how to effectively communicate over email/skype, etc, and it results in miscommunications.

burlesona 7y ago
How long were you remote before you got the office? In my last year or so of remote I finally went for a cowork space, which was helpful. In the end, an office worked better for me, but I agree the commute sucks. Since I didn’t have one at all for years, I’m very conscious of all the lost time in transit each week, even though my commute is pretty short by local standards (~25’).
- lostmymind66 7y ago
  "How long were you remote before you got the office?" I was remote for a couple of years from home, traveled around Asia for a year (while still remote), and got an office when I got back (7 years ago). "Since I didn’t have one at all for years, I’m very conscious of all the lost time in transit each week, even though my commute is pretty short by local standards (~25’)." It's more than just that. While I did enjoy having coworkers to socialize with, I realized it wasted lots of time during the day. I can get things done with virtually no interruptions and it's great. I regularly meet people through meetup groups in my area, so I still get to socialize. Just not at work (aside from Webex meetings/phone calls).

burlesona 7y ago

How long were you remote before you got the office? In my last year or so of remote I finally went for a cowork space, which was helpful. In the end, an office worked better for me, but I agree the commute sucks. Since I didn’t have one at all for years, I’m very conscious of all the lost time in transit each week, even though my commute is pretty short by local standards (~25’).

lostmymind66 7y ago
"How long were you remote before you got the office?" I was remote for a couple of years from home, traveled around Asia for a year (while still remote), and got an office when I got back (7 years ago). "Since I didn’t have one at all for years, I’m very conscious of all the lost time in transit each week, even though my commute is pretty short by local standards (~25’)." It's more than just that. While I did enjoy having coworkers to socialize with, I realized it wasted lots of time during the day. I can get things done with virtually no interruptions and it's great. I regularly meet people through meetup groups in my area, so I still get to socialize. Just not at work (aside from Webex meetings/phone calls).