Managers have been saying "this" since the early 2000. (I am bascially remote only for more than 14 years of my carreer total). Don't take it the wrong way: it

Managers have been saying "this" since the early 2000. (I am bascially remote only for more than 14 years of my carreer total). Don't take it the wrong way: it's you. You are looking for friends. You dont have to "slave at the digital conveyor belt" you are there to work. You are not there to substitute your private live. Now what im not saying is that during your 8 work hours your arms and feet should form a rotating disc, but you know -its work- And further more, ESPECIALLY IN BERLIN, people dont like remote workers too much and i have a list of startups in my linkedin, who would like it very much that i would be there in person. Most of us are extremely happy that we can work from home that we DO NOT have to endulge the Self centered manager who after working 10 hours straight, would like you to have dinner with them because they are bored(and you agree because of social protocol and future potential maybe promotions). Remote working is not dodging the commute, that is only really tiny part of it. Remote working is cutting out all the bullshit and focusing, you know, on the work. While freelancing you go through a lot of clients over the years and would you like to know when we waste the most time? In the onboarding phase where a (middle) manger is checking out if you have actually not fallen on your head as a child. Finally adressing the "face on the screen that can be replaced" imagery: you can be replaced as a person too. Just because you phsycially hang around somewhere does not mean you are any safer if you do not perform. There is no gold at the end of your remote working rainbow, because you are actually looking for friends, which naturally works better in person.