Ask HN: How to adjust returning to the office after remote working a few years?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16641995With the exception of recent on-site interviews, I haven't set foot in an office for work in about 5 years. Around mid-2013 I got my first full-time remote job and then have been able to secure other jobs and gigs that also let me work remote.
This has been fine for a while, but with my shift in job and career priorities I realize I have to go back to working at an office sooner or later. How do you adjust to that after having not been talking in person with your co-workers for so long?
When I work remotely I mostly chat online, via Slack or Hangouts. I engage in phone conversations maybe twice a month at the most. (that's usually with most people too, I'm not a big phone talker)
Outside of work related stuff, I do not go out with friends much, as for me it's usually a monthly affair. I also just talk to my siblings and parents about once a week too.