> I genuinely believe many people who prefer working at home rather than an office have unfulfilling work lives and struggle to form meaningful friendships/relationships with colleagues.
I infinitely prefer working at home because I hate commuting, I particularly hate open-plan offices which is all they offer us, and I like quiet when I write code.
Right now my two coworkers - both remote, one in Indonesia, I have never met either of them in person - are amongst my closest friends, but often this is not the case. I nearly always like my coworkers, but outside the work, what do we necessarily have in common? Are they going to go to noise music concerts or vegan restaurants with me?
You can learn to maintain friendships without being in the same room, and mitigate some considerable portion of your footprint on this Earth by giving up commuting.
I infinitely prefer working at home because I hate commuting, I particularly hate open-plan offices which is all they offer us, and I like quiet when I write code.
Right now my two coworkers - both remote, one in Indonesia, I have never met either of them in person - are amongst my closest friends, but often this is not the case. I nearly always like my coworkers, but outside the work, what do we necessarily have in common? Are they going to go to noise music concerts or vegan restaurants with me?
You can learn to maintain friendships without being in the same room, and mitigate some considerable portion of your footprint on this Earth by giving up commuting.