Been working from home for 18 months now and I'll never go back to the office if I can help it. I get to have lunch with my family, see the kids after school for a bit, way more flexibility with doctor appointments. My commute is 30 seconds. Yeah some days it's chaotic but honestly best career move I made.
18 months of lunches with your family? That's what I'm talking about. The flexibility to coach the kids' soccer and still get work done beats the old grind any day.
Remote work is a game changer, man. I get to actually see my boys after school instead of stuck in traffic. Coffee at my desk beats a commute every single time.
Working from home is great until your kids figure out that you're actually home. My two figured it out real quick that dad being upstairs doesn't mean he's available for every snack request.
The commute time alone was killing me. Now I've got those hours back with my family. My only struggle is actually staying offline when work ends. The boundary between home and office got real blurry.
Same here man. I get to have lunch with my kids now instead of being stuck in meetings. The flexibility to handle stuff when it comes up is incredible. Plus I'm actually present for the day-to-day instead of just hearing about it.
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Seriously, once you get a taste of that flexibility with three kids, going back feels impossible. You nailed it staying remote if you could.