Thoughts on working primarily remote? Might take a role that offers this. Already familiar with the team so not concerned about that aspect

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I’ve WFH for over 20 years - it’s not for everybody but I love it - no traffic, no road rage, no bad hair days, no colleague plopping at my desk unannounced and unwanted - I can focus on my work and have more productive time since I’m not wasting it in a daily commute

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Digital practice - these days my primary focus is accessibility - how to help organizations make themselves and their digital content accessible to people with disabilities - I go onsite periodically for important meetings like orals, project kickoff or final delivery - but most days I am home - of course my airline status is non-existent 🙂 but that’s ok

^^ exactly. I get more than enough social interaction via calls and video conferences . I’m thankful wfh prevents the drop-in chats by coworkers who can’t take a hint that I don’t want to chit-chat about their weekend or the weather for 20 minutes

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I’d get cabin fever

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My projects are all local and I sometimes work from home. The basic errands aren’t enough for me personally. Plus, you can’t really develop strong bonds with your team via a remote channel.

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Food for thought : people are all worried about face time and not being seen if working from home/remotely. Yet at the same time we sell offshore work to clients knowing the team members will likely never be on-site at the client. So in one case remote/wfh is bad and in the other it’s the ideal solution 🤔

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The notion of having to be onsite is an old one - how likely is it that lots of 🐠 from all these companies travel every week - not because it’s the best way to get the work done but because it’s “its always been done that way”?

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SM1 - we are on the same page! For all the “technology consulting” we do, it seems as an industry we are challenged to use technology (e.g., video conferencing) instead of taking a 4 hour flight for a 60 minute meeting

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M1- yes I do. While on-site time is important for relationship building and certain workshops, meetings, project activities, I do not think having the full team on site every week for months or years on end is required.. To me that demonstrates lack of creative thinking on the part of leadership regarding the best way to deliver a project and maintain some wlb for the team. If “that’s the way we’ve always done it” is the only reason, then we should all still be using the horse and buggy

As many have said, WFH is amazing and I love it too, but here are some things to consider:
1. If you have team members that are on-site, you will have to keep up with project nuances in order to not be left behind.
2. Once the end of the project nears, you will have to really work your network in order to either get extended or find a new gig.
3. It's easy to be forgotten when you're not there, so you have to ensure that your work is visible.
4. You will have to deal with "old timers" that think that you are not working while at home. Make sure that you have everything g documented so you can CYA.

Other than that, I prefer it over travelling any day.

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It depends on you. I like to have a separation between work and home.

You also miss out on networking etc.

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Yeah peoples opinions on fishbowl vary wildly on this subject. I personally love it though. I get to cook all my meals, hit the gym whenever I want, and have much more time with friends and family while not on the road.

If you’re already familiar with the team, then the hardest part is out of the way. I’m 3 months into a remote PM role and I love it. I have my own home office and it’s quiet. No distractions during the day so I’m more productive. I can take those early morning offshore calls from my bed if I want. I’ve also gained time to workout and take care of small personal matters. I’m paying for my food/groceries, sure, but my mortgage is due whether I’m traveling or not.

I’m traveling once a month for 2-5 days at most so still getting some miles and points and a change of pace. I have local offices nearby as well. Most of my internal colleagues are in different locations across the US and overseas, so calls and chats are the best way to communicate and network anyway.

I think this is only hard if you need constant physical interactions with others or if you have family distractions or obligations that make WFH difficult. Visibility into performance can sometimes be a concern with remote work, but as a PM, many people at many levels see my work; no worries there.

M1, I agree with this advice. OP, you don’t want leadership to lose sight of who you are and what you are doing. In my particular case, I’ve met and worked with several of my senior leadership on previous efforts, so they know me well. They are in other cities so I stay in touch through general communications and scheduled calls.

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I was on a remote project and worst ratings. I’m pretty sure it was lack of visibility and ability it be there. While I loved wfh and was productive, most ppl on project weren’t remote before so that also may have factored. I’ve worked very successfully with offshore teams

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