Working for any company means working with people. That's easier to do in person. If you're remote, that doesn't mean that you no longer have to communicate. It

Working for any company means working with people. That's easier to do in person. If you're remote, that doesn't mean that you no longer have to communicate. It means you have to work even harder to communicate to overcome the limitations of the medium. Minimum years of experience has nothing to do with code output, and everything to do with ability to work in a professional context. Your cool projects won't help you here. If you're proposing remote work to escape social situations, this means that you will not be a very capable employee (sorry). Your long term career prospects are likely to be limited. No matter how awesome your side projects are, I believe you will have a better return-on-effort long term if you seek counseling and improve your ability to interact socially.