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> I feel like I'll not only be less productive since I can get distracted but also unable to really meet the clever and interesting people that I'll be working

> I feel like I'll not only be less productive since I can get distracted but also unable to really meet the clever and interesting people that I'll be working with ... Honestly it's what you make of it. One of the teams I work on presently consists entirely of remote staff now. I originally worked in the office but no one else did, now we're all remote. The team is by far one of the better ones in our org and everyone gets along really well. It took me a while to warm up to everyone but some of the newer members eagerly engaged the group and have embedded themselves much more quickly.

mhh__ 5y ago
I don't doubt I can be creative and write good code - I'm a good programmer, and I'm working on something that I'm interested in (I'll programming language implementation to keep it short), it's more of a thing where I like the idea of bouncing ideas off people and kind of maintaining a good separation of ideas - both things I'm not very good at when I'm basically alone at the desk. The point about networking is quite cynical but I'm working in a fairly nepotistic sector (but well-compensated) so a few connections can go a very long way.