I can do all of that now, I live in the UK which has no restrictions.
You talk about being "forced" to be in an office but ignore the other side of being "forced" to work over video calls.
I mean, neither are forced, like I said I just left the industry. So it goes, life moves on. What a shame to have wasted so much time on a dead end path, though now I'm having great fun doing other stuff. :)
You’re either going to be forced to do one or the other, or both. Would you be okay with hybrid? Why this stark dichotomy when compromises already exist?
If you don’t want to be “forced”, then become your own boss- this is a Y Combinator site, after all. Become an entrepreneur or a freelancer. Or drop out of the workforce entirely into the ranks of r/antiwork.
It sounds like you’ve found a new path, that’s great! You do you, but trumpeting it in such an oblique way is just Vaguebook humblebragging.
You’re projecting, but it’s understandable given the tumultuous personal career changes you’ve undergone this past year. I am not nearly at the pay grade of those responsible for your misery, nor am I among the ranks of those calling for universal WFH- I believe in universal choice, and as aforementioned, would be personally happier with a hybrid situation to build workplace trust and camaraderie.
It sounds like you’re in a happier place now. Good on ya and keep at it!
You talk about being "forced" to be in an office but ignore the other side of being "forced" to work over video calls.
I mean, neither are forced, like I said I just left the industry. So it goes, life moves on. What a shame to have wasted so much time on a dead end path, though now I'm having great fun doing other stuff. :)