I’ve never had a WFH job and I generally don’t think I’d personally want/be successful with one. My sister is fully remote and she actually hates it, but I think its more the job she doesn’t like than the WFH aspect. She says its lonely and isolating on top of disliking her daily tasks. I’m not anti WFH for others at all, to absolutely clear.
I’ve been fully remote for 12 years. I’ve had two jobs during that time and moved five times over three countries.
I’m glad I got into my industry on-site. But I’ve come to realize that I hate cities. I hate commutes. I’d rather take a pay cut and live somewhere cheap.
My wife works from home, too. We have two dogs. We do our meetings, have time for focused work and grab lunch together.
My previous job was definitely not lonely or isolating. I was the go-to-guy for everything, so people video calling all day long. My current job gives me space to get shit done. I’ve got two days a week blocked off for just deep code mode. No meetings.
If you don’t like the job on-site, then you’re not going to like it remote. You’ve got to do something that feels rewarding.