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After working remotely for 5 years, it would take an extremely special team and compensation to draw me back into an in-person role. I live in a medium-sized town and would be hard-pressed to relocate at this point. The local tech scene just can’t compete with remote salaries, and life without a commute is just too good. I’ve had enough happy hours and office snacks for one lifetime.

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My sentiments exactly. The extra couple of hours a day in commute time / getting ready alone is worth it. I can immediately jump off my computer at 5 and book, I'm with my kids.

Not to mention, I'm already making near Silicon Valley numbers, so why the heck would I switch?

> The extra couple of hours a day in commute time / getting ready alone is worth it.

It's not just the hours, but the amount of stress that has been released. I don't have to worry about getting a ticket, getting in a fender-bender, getting stuck in traffic, having to refuel, having to take the car in for maintenance more often, or having to stare at the same dumb ads. That stress is just gone. For unrelated reasons I drove down my old commute recently was struck by how little I missed that particular routine.

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