Half a year of remote work πŸ’»

Half a year of remote work πŸ’»

This weekend marks six months or half a year of remote work with the pandemic smoldering all around us. Definitely been a big change in all parts of life, some good some bad. I do miss the routine of taking the bus to work and going downtown each day but in some ways it’s been kind of nice.

The other day I actually ended up going downtown to a meeting. Things seemed so alien being down in the city, with folks wearing masks and crowds much thinned out from an ordinary weekday. It would have been a lot easier to take a bus but I still feel weird riding the bus with the pandemic still around. Even with a mask it’s a risk and honestly I’m nowhere near wanting to die from a stupid respiratory infection.

Remote work has allowed me to travel, to see and go places and take longer weekends than I would had I been working downtown. But life is hardly a cake, days when I travel I find I really have to make work the top priority, been extra responsive and hard working as I work with clients. Even at home it’s a challenge as I don’t have home internet so I find myself running to Wi-Fi hot spots for the endless Zoom Meetings and those silly software updates the laptop demands.

I don’t miss the commutes or the backed up traffic on Interstate 787. I don’t miss having to get up early or rushing to get out the door to the bus. I do somewhat miss the time around the water cooler and certainly the view from my old office, although that’s kind of a moot point now with the windowless office at my new job. Hunting season might be fun if I can hunt before working remotely at nine.

Honestly, I think they are right when they say the old rules were dumb. The virus is shaking things up, showing that a lot more things can be done remotely. Remote work is useful in a variety of situations and offers new job possibilities and ways to earn a living when I eventually own my off-grid property. The changes have been difficult at many levels but necessary and I think ultimately it will lead to a better society.

Billionaire Bloomberg to spend $100 million in Florida to help Biden | Article [AMP] | Reuters

Billionaire Bloomberg to spend $100 million in Florida to help Biden | Article [AMP] | Reuters

Michael Bloomberg, who spent $1 billion of his own money on a failed 2020 presidential bid, will inject at least $100 million to help Democrat Joe Biden's campaign against President Donald Trump in Florida.

The billionaire's decision comes at a critical moment in the final 51 days of the race, with polls showing a close race in the battleground state and no financial advantage for the sitting president.

Aren't you glad the presidential election is being bought by the last GOP mayor of New York City.