Does it sound crazy that working remote sucks?
I don’t feel connected to my team. I see them in person once or twice a year. I don’t feel motivated. On a typical day I only leave my place to pick up lunch. Slack/video call only interaction sucks balls. My current TC is ~ 360k and am considering interviewing with a company that probably pays $280 - $300k tops and requires you to go in 3 days a week. Their office is like super close from my apartment. Someone slap some sense into me.
I get it.
Get a coworking space.
Imo the worst part of RTO is the commute. If it's close to your apartment and you enjoy in person, go for it
Money shouldn’t be the only thing you look at but on the flip side, don’t join a company because it has an office close to you and you can go in 3 days a week. Job changes should be thought through more rigorously.
Companies that aren’t remote normally pay more than remote roles to attract you to go to the office lol. Don’t get bamboozled.
Not crazy, remote ain’t for everyone. For myself, I’ll cut a few people before I lose remote.
Work is not family. You don't need to be connected to them. Just get work done, that's all. You can interact to people in a bunch of other ways.
Thanks, I’ll figure it out. I realized I was being a btch. Time to man up.
If you have a life outside work, then you will start to appreciate remote work. And i mean that in the most respectful way. Start some hobbies and make friends and have a reason to go out. You're not in college anymore, your personal life is separate from work. When your personal life is fulfilling you will be begging to go remote.
Yeah it sounds crazy. I work remote - make $580k with good WLB, I’m no way going to the office adding commute time to my day and just wasting time and energy
💯 I'm with you! If I need to see other humans in person I go work out of the local coffee shop, bookstore or library for a change of scenery.
Oh Snap!