I occasionallyhavetheadvantageofworkingremotelyatmyjob, butit's notsomethingthatisconstantlyencouraged.
What I doworkremote.
It's atmostoneweekat a time, maybeMax, everysixmonths.
Butusuallyeveryyearorsoworkingremoteconvey a totaldreamforsomeonewholovestravelingorloveshoppingfromcountrytocountry, whereGeneralmaybedoesn't doordoesn't likeroughly 9 to 5 toomuch.
Youthinks, becauseyouarenotsurroundedbypeoplewhoaredoingsimilarthingsandworkingonpotentiallythesameproject, thesameproductorjustbiggerthesamecompanyyoumighthavetroublesgetinthesamementorshipasyouwouldhavegottenifyouworkedat a bigofficein a companyorin a smalloffice.
Justeditofficewithpeoplethatworkonthesameplace.
It's also a bithardertocollaboratewithpeoplebecauseofthepotentialtimedifferences.
Andoverall, despitethefactthatthereissomanytoolsforremotecollaboration, it's stillnotquitethesameas a oneononecommunication.
Andpersonally, tome, thehardestthingaboutworkingremoteisstayingdisciplined.
Youhavetosetyourprioritiesstraightandknowthatnomatterwhatyouhavetogetyourworkdoneandyouhavetowakeupinthemorningandinsteadoftravelandpotentiallywereseen, peoplethatyouwannahangoutwithhavetogoto a spaceorjustopenyourlaptopathomeandactuallysitdownandgettheworkdonepersonally.
Inthisstageofmycareer, I don't needtoconstantlyworkremotely, and I reallyenjoythedaytodayroutineofgettingup, gettingreadytogointotheoffice, interactingwithmycoworkers.
Butas I said, I thinkanyoneshouldtryitout.
Andthereis a lotofadvantages, especiallywhenyouwanttosee a particularplaceorhave a certainlifestyle.