It’s been around a month since I’m looking for a remote job. Instagram and other social media platforms got hold of it through trackers and started blasting me with this remote job boards platform called “surely remote”. I didn’t paid much attention to it, but thought of giving it a Read more
I work remotely from a fairly small apartment in a busy city and I have a weird problem: even when my calendar looks free, I am not actually available. At the office it was obvious when someone was busy: headphones on or in a meeting room. At home, green status Read more
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“On my personal laptop I’d probably try a screen-aware AI tool if the privacy model was reasonable. Hotkey-only, visible indicator, clear data handling. That feels manageable. On my work laptop I wouldn’t consider it. Not because I think it would actually cause a problem, but because the downside is asymmetric. Read more
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Two years ago we were 6 people in one Slack channel and a Google Sheet. Now we’re 35 across 9 countries. Made most of the operational mistakes you can make getting here. Figured I’d write down what we landed on in case it saves someone else the same year of Read more
We made it almost six years without a mandate. Then HR announced “Operating Model 2026” two months ago. Last week was week one. 31 miles each way through Atlanta traffic. Best case 50 minutes. Worst case 95. Parking $24 a day. Lobby coffee $5.75 and tastes like nothing. Cafe lunch Read more
I start a new fully remote role soon at a small US-based company with a distributed team. I’ve been burned before by the slow slide from “remote” to “we would love to see you in person sometimes” to “it’s only 2-3 days a week.” This time I want to set Read more
My partner and I live in a tiny apartment and both work from home. Remote work is the only thing that keeps our day-to-day manageable: no commute, easier to juggle errands, and we can swap rooms when one of us is on calls. This week my manager casually floated the Read more
Ever since I started working remotely, I’ve noticed some people assume I’m always available just because I’m physically home. Family members think I can do chores during the day, answer calls anytime, or somehow have “more energy” after work because I didn’t commute. Meanwhile I’m still sitting at a desk Read more
