I'm in a similar situation. Sort of "soft" shopping for a new job but nothing has really fired me up enough to make the change. And if I do, I am fully committed to being remote as well.
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Would you mind sharing what type of work you do?
Totally agree. And actually, if I were in my early career, I would probably like to go in for face-to-face time too.
I like to write between tasks. Both fiction and little programs that continue to make my work easier via "automation."
What?!?! 8 years and NOW they call you back. I'm sorry!
Sounds like all the old dudes were feeling lonely and just wanted some company. I will say that you are lucky to have a 20 min commute. When I was going in daily I, had a 90 min commute on public transportation. Yuck.
My thoughts exactly!
I'm in a very similar situation. My partner and I are very lucky to have a nice house and office space for each of us. I understand not everyone has that. :(
My org is also looking to right-size and find a much smaller HQ.
I bet they are also the same people that schedule a 1 hour meeting for an email that would be one paragraph.
I work for a fairly large organization that is mostly centralized but all my immediate colleagues are distributed around the globe. So, continuing work-from-home is not that difficult for me and no one is demanding my return.
I get easily distracted as well. I battle this by using the Pomodoro productivity method. This fits my short attention span AND allows me distraction time.