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Loneliness. Working in solitude, with the only communication being written, short snippets of text or an occasional video conference. It feels liberating at f
by aantix 7y ago
Loneliness. Working in solitude, with the only communication being written, short snippets of text or an occasional video conference.
It feels liberating at first, but absolutely suffocating if you're not deliberate to get out of the house. And at least personally, an occasional social Slack chat or video conference ends up feeling forced and contrived. It's just not enough - you have to be deliberate in seeing the people you love.
- whateveracct 7y agoI find having a remote-working spouse and pets helps make remote work less lonely as well!
- rubicon33 7y agoThis. This. This. Chances are you need more water cooler social interaction than you could have ever imagined. I went into remote work thinking I was leaving all that behind - good riddance! Turns out it was a very important part of a healthy psyche. Casual conversation, social queues, all that stuff needs to be exercised on a semi-regular basis. It's all too easy to work an entire week and have only made basic trips out of the house to places like grocery stores or a gas station. Compound that over years, and you'll do a serious number on your mental health. Work environments provide a social outlet that is often taken for granted.