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Remote work saving my life

Mar 51 min read

Been remote for 2 years now and I'm never going back to an office. I get to eat lunch with my kids some days, pick them up from school, actually be present. My productivity is better and I'm way less stressed. The work-life balance thing people talk about, it's real. I used to commute 90 minutes each way. That's like 15 hours a week I get back with my family now. Yeah sometimes the kids interrupt a meeting but honestly my boss gets it because he's in the same boat.

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DDannyRegularMar 7

This is huge. I did the same switch two years ago and honestly it's changed everything about my relationship with my kids. Lunch with them, being home when they get back from school, just being present. Can't see myself ever going back to the cube farm.

TTrevor M.New DadMar 6

Same here man. The office was draining and now I'm actually present for my kids during the day. Plus no commute means I'm not completely wiped out by the time I see them after work. Remote work is underrated as a dad move.

MMike R.RegularMar 6

How did you set up the work-life boundary though? I feel like with remote work the job just bleeds into everything. Do you have a dedicated office space or something?

DDannyRegularMar 7

The lunch thing is gold. My commute used to be 45 minutes each way so I'd miss so much. Now I'm here for the chaos and honestly I wouldn't trade it.

JJayRegularMar 6

This is huge. Being able to be there for lunch and actually see them during the day instead of just evenings changes everything. I get back time I thought I lost forever. My only problem now is the kids thinking they can interrupt me anytime I'm in the house lol.

AAlexRegularMar 7

I'm jealous but also glad it's working out for you. Some of us are still tied to an office but I get why you'd never go back. The flexibility with your kids is worth way more than whatever corporate culture you left behind.