I agree with this. I think there would have been a much higher chance of failure if I was remote a decade ago.
I look back and I don’t even know how commuting fit into my schedule. In between work obligations, wife, 3 kids (one in college), dogs, home maintenance, and musical aspirations, I have zero problems with getting my work done and getting back to my life.
If you know what you’re doing, you can get all of your obligations done and then carry on with whatever. It normally doesn’t take me a full 40.
I have pretty good relationship with my boss. Some weeks I work 20-30 actual hours. Others, I will get on in the evening to fix things if we are having issues. My salary is decent but I would love to continue building my career, however, whenever I interview its so hard to gauge the actual work load. Devs often say "we work 40 hours a week"...
I look back and I don’t even know how commuting fit into my schedule. In between work obligations, wife, 3 kids (one in college), dogs, home maintenance, and musical aspirations, I have zero problems with getting my work done and getting back to my life.
If you know what you’re doing, you can get all of your obligations done and then carry on with whatever. It normally doesn’t take me a full 40.