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Thanks for agreeing to take part. To
start, can you tell me how long you've

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been working from home?

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Sure. Four years now. I started during the
pandemic, like everyone, and when the

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company called people back I asked to stay
remote.

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What tipped that decision?

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Mostly time. My commute was an hour and a
half each way. That's three hours a day I

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now spend sleeping better and picking my
son up from school. [laughs] He complains

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that I show up too early now.

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You mentioned before we started recording
that the beginning was hard. What was the

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hardest part?

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Keeping things apart. My desk was the
kitchen table, so work never really ended.

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I was answering messages at ten at night.
It only got better when I set up a corner

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just for work and agreed on a stopping
time with my team.

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And did your relationship with the team
change at all?

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It did. We talk less by chance, those
hallway conversations are gone. On the

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other hand, meetings got shorter and more
focused. I miss some people, but I don't

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miss the office.

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If you could change one thing about your
work today, what would it be?

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Meeting the team in person at least once a
month. Not as an obligation, just to keep

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the bond. I think remote works better when
people already know each other for real.

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Perfect. Thank you so much for talking
with me.