All of you who lust for a remote gig, know the truth. There are many downfalls. Here’s one… (fellow remoters please follow with yours).

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Remote work is the greatest thing ever. While getting the exact same amount of work and quality of work done, I get to sleep an hour later, take my kids to school, make a decent breakfast, save money on commuting, hit the gym and the grocery store or get other errands done, do stuff around the house and hang with my kids after school and be home the secondly work day ends instead of 90 minutes later.

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Spouse thinks remote work isn’t real work so household chores, kid activities, grocery shopping, and home appointments all fall on me.

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That is a spouse problem. Personally, I do chores periodically to give myself a real screen break. But there is never pressure to do anything around the house.

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I will literally never complain about remote work. First world problems need to stop.

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Def a first world problem. Family overseas has water once a week

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No downsides for me.
I get more work done in the 9-5 AND I reclaim all that lost commuting time for family, exercise, life.

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Being remote when the rest of your team is in person will mean missing side convos, certain proactive conversations, and generally being a click behind in the "who do we like?" conversation. Nothing you can't overcome, but there are definitely professional and political disadvantages to being remote.

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Eating lunch alone at home, all table manners have disappeared. With no witnesses and a kitchen sink nearby? I don’t know how I’d handle myself on a date anymore.

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Sexual harassment runs rampant

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The temptation for a midday nap.

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Love being remote but I’m close enough that I still go into the office once a week. An actual downside to remote is that you’ll never run into anyone in the halls so those quick “hey let me get your take on this” or “what’s up with that upcoming thing?” moments don’t happen. Those little interactions can sometimes save you a bunch of spinning, give you some valuable insight, or help you gather buy-in and the slack/zoom version of that isn’t as natural.

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I think you meant Downsides, not downfalls

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Art folks would be lost beyond belief without their copy peeps. Thank you for your service.

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