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When then debates and fights settle, I want to see remote as a genuine option given to employees. I have worked in "offshore" model most of my life, staying in
by brainless 5y ago
When then debates and fights settle, I want to see remote as a genuine option given to employees. I have worked in "offshore" model most of my life, staying in India and being an early engineer to many startups around the world. I used to be very extroverted by nature.
In the last few years I have become more introverted. The transition started when I was living in Germany. Now I have fewer friends, but higher quality. No parties at all and I miss none of it. I live in a small village in the Himalayas, feel super connected to nature, feel happier on average. I just started a contract with a US East based early stage startup. I will travel and surely spend time in in-person huddles, but I want to be a remote worker for as long as my nature fits this mode.
I frequent online programming communities a lot more these days and I feel some of the best creators out there (not just in software) hone their skills by themselves, in themselves. I really do not get the point of "managing" people anyway. 1 or 2 short calls a day are enough even for fast paced work. If teams can not understand subject matter through documentation and asynchronous communication, then something is off.
Also, a remote company leans more toward documentation and online co-ordination. I see this as an asset to any company.