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I’ve got much fitter now I exercise instead of commute. I can focus more and get more done in fewer hours. Communication has got more efficient because it has
by malux85 4y ago
I’ve got much fitter now I exercise instead of commute.
I can focus more and get more done in fewer hours.
Communication has got more efficient because it has got to.
I don’t miss the forced pub time which I hated anyway.
I am much more confident that I could get another job quickly if I had to, which means I’m not being abused by tyrannical slave driving boss anymore.
I spend more time learning new skills and sharpening existing skills because I don’t feel the pressure to “look busy” all the time, so I can stop and watch a 20 minute YouTube video that levels up my skills.
Middle managers are disappearing, being replaced by Ticket systems and source control, good riddance.
I have developed closer relationships with coworkers because when you’re chatting in chat rooms, the pressure to answer immediately is not there like it is in face to face communications, so our conversations and more thought out and answers are deeper. I know this communication style doesn’t work for everyone, but adapt or die
Overall it’s excellent, I am never going back to the office
- andrei_says_ 4y agoSame here. Working in a global company I’m on zoom with coworkers from 6-7 cities on three different continents daily. I have much closer relationships with all of them. The lack of a 2-hour commute is an incredible boost in energy and productivity. Quality affordable home cooked meals, pleasant spacious ergonomic work environment I have 100% control over allow me to minimize interruptions and do deep work. After work I “commute” to the beach for a run. Most of my communication is in written format - organized in Basecamp, easy to locate and leaving a visible paper trail of my activity.