Indian here offering a slightly different perspective. I absolutely love remote work. Even before pandemic I used to work with remote team all the time only fro

Indian here offering a slightly different perspective. I absolutely love remote work. Even before pandemic I used to work with remote team all the time only from office. Theirs stigma associated with remote work here. Employers don't trust their employees. But if some employer does offer me remote with same pay as that of in the city I would love to work remotely precisely because - I can work from hometown where living cost is minuscule of that of city. I was spending around 25K per month in city. It's just 8K now in hometown. - I don't have to take a loan of 50 Lakh to buy a 1000 sq ft apartment in the city whose EMIs I am gonna have to pay over 20 years of my life because I already have a home. I can actually invest my earnings on my dreams. This alone is enough for me to forego any advantage that working in office might offer. - Once you take a loan you have put a price on your freedom. You can't leave a job even if it sucks because it pays better. In India, the economics and everything plays out such that taking loan and buying apartment is considered safest route if you are going to work in city. - People argue that remote hurts social life. I disagree. Remote work actually allows you to build your social life by letting you choose people you want in your life. - If I am happy, I am going to put 110% of my efforts to ensure my employer remains happy with me. Edit: I haven't even mentioned the advantages like savings on time, fuel and the fact that theirs no pollution in my hometown. It's so peaceful here I wonder how I got okay with 2 hour commutes with heavy traffic and awful pollution.