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> 3 Years of Extremely Remote Work
I've remote for most part for over 10 years; fully remote since 2019. I've always worked with a big timezone gap. This is not sustainable - I've played the whole "change my sleep cycle" game and it just does not work either in terms of health or time with family.
Most of the time it is worth it to push back and get meetings moved. If someone is being consistently unreasonable, then escalating to the next level may be the answer.
> Upset stomaches. One early meeting every two weeks doesn't sound too bad. The worst problem is that it can leave me with an upset stomach that can last for days. I'm still working fine, it's just uncomfortable. I don't know if other people suffer this or why it happens. Maybe it's just the extra coffee.
There should be a mutual understanding of expected hours for any jobs, and compensation and respect for timezones and work life and health balances. your body needs sleep, feeling tired when you try to wakeup, is your body telling you to not wakeup yet...
but if he volunteered that its okay with em, fine.. but hope he does not expect others to have the 'suck it up' mentality
edit: formating
One other factor I'm curious what people think: If you were offered 7-figures USD to do these kind of hours from anywhere in the world, would that make a difference?
Depends, if your work schedule leaves you so drained that it leads to extreme burnout and eventual depression, along with a string of health issues, then it doesn't matter how much money you make, because spending it won't bring you the joy back, and you may fall into a shopping addiction in order to keep you stimulated. Sometimes I think of telling my boss that I don't want a raise, I want less hours at the same rate.
tell em! i feel a lot of folks feel obligated to burning themselves out to justify their newly gotten raise.. then they get burned out and are functionless at work - or worse, making constant mistakes.
removing artificial stress from the workplace can be very powerful; valuing employees wellbeing crucial (but it involves caring, paying people, and a healthy work-life balance) - to me this means less work hours and keeping the pay consistent, plus removal of commutes (especially if the job is computer related enabling somebody to click buttons on a website so the end-user never has to leave their home couch).
happier healthier employees means they can focus more and care about what theyre doing.... otherwise, be a zombie i guess
I am working remote for about 10 years now. I had zero meetings after 8pm and I work with 8h diff from the US where my company is.
Having stomach issues after meetings for an extended period (even for short periods) is clearly not normal. Anxiety is a good guess or just plain exhaustion. All the "fake it until you make it" and "do the crunch now rest later" BS is just that. BS. Take it easy, your body will be grateful for it.
I just had an ex-colleague pass away at the age of 40 last week due to a heart attack. He was a gym going dude with good health even. He was not the only one in my 20 years career, just the last one. It never worth it.
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A cafe doesn't really lead to casual friendships.
But yes, I have started going out for pizza at lunch just to be less isolated, still miss the office though.
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I also mentally just don’t feel like my coworkers are real if I don’t ever see them. They are just like icons on a screen.
Currently working 2/3 days in office and it’s ideal. Can load all the meetings on those days, chat with everyone, but can still spend some days alone.
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