The Remote-Work Dream Isn't Dead, but It's Slipping Away

I don't believe headlines like this. I cannot un-taste remote work. I have come to the pure conclusion that I have been faking, role-playing, acting a whole character at work for years. The morning costume, the morning routine, the persona, the blank stare at the screen ... I'm just tired of pretending.

I'm waking up at 9:30am with bed hair and letting the team know "no updates here" and going back to sleep. You can never ever convince me otherwise that there is a better way to live. Everything will get done, don't call me, I'll call you, see you next week (online). You shall never see me in the real world ever again.

As a like minded stubborn individual... is your employer hiring?

I recently completed my annual job market heat check and after spending months securing only 5 interviews, I will be clinging to my (mostly) remote job for the foreseeable future. It seems the differentiator between those who get them now are people doing principal and higher level work.

No, it's not slipping away. With tools like frosted video meetings, you can have it on a bigger scale.