In the wake of the Coronavirus crisis, I see new "how to work remote" articles pop up every day, so I thought maybe someone is interested in my two...
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Working on remote is about 9 years. Never never want to come back to office work. I feel great, sometimes it's a bit harder to find a reliable job but anyway it's better because now I have more time to spend instead of wasting it for driving somewhere. :) More time with family.
But sometimes it's harder to find the difference home or work and depends on the client it could bring some kind of the stressful situations when you can't leave as it is for few hours and go home )
Very true.
Some clients are just bad news, haha.
But, yeah, I don't want to go back either :D
This is helpful and a bit relatable to me as I am in my second year of remote work. Thanks for sharing š
Glad you like it. :)
Unlike you, I'm starting today in remote work because of COVID-19 and this is my first day on remote work. And this post was really helpful and I'm very excited and anxious about my productivity and how I will be working on home enviroment.
Thanks man!
What really helped me, when I didn't get into the "flow", was to interleave work work with house work.
Code for 30-60min, then do the dishes, write part of an article, wash your clothes, etc.
That way I didn't sit before my PC all the time thinking "I have to be more productive"
I have been working remotely for a little over a year, I agree with the statement that it is no longer possible to return to work in the office.
This.
I mean, if you commute 30min one way, you already have lost 5h a week, and many people commute much more than that.
Right, it took me 2 hours a day to commute, and this is as much as 10 hours a week.
Yes.
I mean, sure you can read stuff or do something on the commute, but all these people who say they do stuff on their commute they can't do at home/work seem a bit sad to me. Like, how did theey structure their lifes that they have to be confined in a train before they can do specific tasks?
Very good insight!
Well, I hope it helps somehow :D
Excellent, insightful and very effective. I've been working remotely for nearly 12 years, and still love the flexibility. Yet there are plenty of challenges and it requires a lot of self-discipline :)
Discipline is hard, yes.
It helped a lot to blog, because now people are coming to me for advice and ask me if I can work on their projects. It's a lot harder doing all on your own.
Should I create some kind of dedicated work space / office area at home to keep things separated? Or is it better to include the work in your daily lifestyle?
I think it depends on your lifestyle.
I work at different locations, so it helps that I can work on my notebook form everywhere.
But I'm also planning a home office, so stuff like streaming gets easier, with cam and mic, things get a bit messy in my bed or the couch.
Very interesting perspective, especially on wether we want to be perceived as an asset or a partner. You've given me a lot to think about, thank you.
Yes, I think it's the most crucial point for me.
But I have to admit, not all companies are like this to their employees.
Most see, at least, their best people als partners, haha.