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I begin a new job tomorrow morning.
My position is full-time remote--the company is located in a different part of the country from where I live. That is going to be a challenge for me. I worked remote for several months during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, but I found that I was more susceptible to distractions and less productive at home. This is the first time I've ever accepted a position knowing ahead of time that I would not have an office to work at.
The company is located in the America/New York time zone, while I'm located in the America/Chicago time zone. That means I'll have to log into my work PC an hour earlier than I would at my previous job. Working from home is a benefit there--I don't have to factor in travel time when considering what time to wake up.
I spent the afternoon rearranging my study to accommodate two computers instead of one, and I'm pretty happy with the result. There's not much physical separation between my personal PC and my company-issued laptop, but moving from one to the other requires me to swivel my chair, which I hope will provide a psychological effect. My wife has a similar setup in her study.
I hope things will work out in the long term.
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