Very excited to see more and more companies embracing the "fully remote" culture. I tell this story often on HN, but after an amazing experience working for Edmunds.com, I don't think I could work another job in an office ever (barring C-suite positions). I now work for a very popular media company (think Buzzfeed, but not Buzzfeed) in a fully remote capacity. This is why remote matters to me:<p>- As a 30-something single guy, it does wonders for my social circle. From my experience, working in tech makes it very difficult to meet the kind of women I'm interested in. It tends to be a male-dominated nerdy/geeky kind of culture which has its charms, but as far as a romantic partner is concerned, I'm looking for other qualities. I frequent a coffee shop in Santa Monica and have become friends with literally dozens of people over the past year-and-a-half.<p>- My schedule is my own. I generally work a pretty standard 9-5 schedule (when I'm active on Slack/GitHub/JIRA), but sometimes I wake up earlier and want to get a head start. Sometimes, I might write code later at night. Apart from a few meetings, having control over my schedule is amazing.<p>- No driving! I know this isn't a big deal for most people, but in LA driving is hell on earth.<p>- Traveling is awesome. I plan on doing a <i>lot</i> more in 2020, but even this year, I spent a month with my extended family on the east coast (spending time with octogenarian grandparents is quite a blessing), and a few weeks here and there hanging out with friends in Pittsburgh, NYC, SF, etc.<p>- At heart, I'm a startup guy. I'm constantly working on new projects, refining old ones, taking meetings with potential co-founders, etc. Remote work offers me the opportunity to explore my startup dreams while still being able to live a fairly comfortable life.<p>- Time is our most valuable resource. And at the end of the day, you get more <i>time</i>. Whether you spend it at the gym, with your kids, or traveling, it's up to you!<p>Hope more and more companies start treating their employees like adults, but I, for one, will never go back to a cubicle.