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[quote=Anonymous]OP, you should be able to find a remote gig.  This wasn't a new thing even 10 years ago.  I used to work remotely before the pandemic.  If you have specialized skills reach out to your network and see if there is someone who needs your expertise out of state and won't require travel for face-to-face.

Just know that some remote gigs could be worse in terms of unpaid hours. You might be on the hook for more aggressive timelines based on someone else's idea how long things should take.  And if you are remote there is no way for you to prove your presence and there is no "perception of productivity" like it is when you simply show up to the office and sit in a chair. You cannot just do your shift and log off.  If you are distracted at the office or take breaks it's still a part of your working hours, and from what it sounds you aren't obligated to stay late to finish work or make sufficient progress.  You may end up working nights and losing your evenings and not having time to go to the gym at all.. like I do.

It's not about WAH vs. working in person, it's about your employer and their expectations.  If you have a job where you can clock out at a certain time, it doesn't mean that this concept transfers into an equivalent remote gig. [/quote]

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