[guest2143]

I worked 4 years remote. It was fine.. but I started to feel isolated. I didn't have a lot of remote interaction to explore ideas. I compensated by going to meetups. Eventually, I quit to join a small on-site team. I've like being on site.

Keeps me on a schedule More places to put books Less interruptions by the family. Travelling to and from provides a moment of context switching between being a parent and being a colleague.

in the remote job, we never did video chat. Maybe that would have helped my feeling of isolation, and create a better sense of community.

[moosey]

In the city that I live in, the library downtown (which is unfortunately a bit out of my way) has a free coworking location for remote workers. I hope they extend this out further to the other library branches.

I would love to walk a couple of blocks to a free coworking location, and more cities are going to be trying to accomplish this, I think, in order to attract remote workers, reduce traffic congestion, among other benefits I'm certain.

It doesn't solve the 'everyone in the same room' problem but it does get you out of the house.

[brightball]

It's one of the big reasons that I think making periodic pairing for remote teams is so important.

[nomagicbullet]

> Traveling to and from provides a moment of context switching between being a parent and being a colleague.

This.