I am. No more loud office. No loud coworkers trying to out opinion each other. I can take calls from prospective companies anytime during the day. Plus my own kitchen, bar, toilet. I’m having the time of my life.
I hope it’s never that disposable to fly for business ever again. At my last employer, they flew me across the USA one evening, drinks and dinner and hotel room. Morning breakfast, then we had the 1 hour meeting we had scheduled (a meeting that easily could have been done remotely). Then a big fancy lunch, my Uber arrived, and a plane ride back across the country to my home. At least during the 1 hour meeting my boss brought in his baby goats to show us, so there’s that.
Well, I refuse to work for anyone else unless it’s remote. Every single colleague I’ve talked to said the same. I’ve been in the professional working world for 22 years across many companies ...I have many colleagues.
Ok, those were very well-written articles (there’s a part 2). If you are stuck in a need-do-this-thing-but-can’t-seem-to-get-the-motivation loop, this is for you.
It depends on your skills. Focus on more than just hard engineering skills. If you position yourself as an effective remote engineer who deliver value consistently, then you can command value.