> I can say that remote work is essential for me. I think many other neurodivergent people would agree.
Suspect autism spectrum, diagnosed ADHD at 38 (5 years ago), I can say for me at least: Remote is the only way I can function. I've done tech support and hated it, even chats. Chats was better, because I have severe phone anxiety, but just being in an office with so many people (Bluehost) was insane.
I've been doing freelance dev most of my career (10 years), if only because its basically guaranteed remote. Also, I'd like to stay in southern utah, but that's beside the point. If the office was next door, I wouldn't want to go (unless I was paying for the office, and it was only my office, nobody else's - then I'd go there to get away from family while I work).
Now that I think about it, in my life I've had two jobs I didn't much mind: Delivering pizzas back in my 20s, and software dev -- both essentially were remote. Pizza's I did have some in-store time, but I was 'mostly' free to let my mind wander, or chill to tunes in my car. Dev is basically the same, I don't like to deal with people or noise unless its my noise (media devices). I have toddlers, some days that's torture tbh, love them but - those you love can torture you pretty damn good. :)
Suspect autism spectrum, diagnosed ADHD at 38 (5 years ago), I can say for me at least: Remote is the only way I can function. I've done tech support and hated it, even chats. Chats was better, because I have severe phone anxiety, but just being in an office with so many people (Bluehost) was insane.
I've been doing freelance dev most of my career (10 years), if only because its basically guaranteed remote. Also, I'd like to stay in southern utah, but that's beside the point. If the office was next door, I wouldn't want to go (unless I was paying for the office, and it was only my office, nobody else's - then I'd go there to get away from family while I work).
Now that I think about it, in my life I've had two jobs I didn't much mind: Delivering pizzas back in my 20s, and software dev -- both essentially were remote. Pizza's I did have some in-store time, but I was 'mostly' free to let my mind wander, or chill to tunes in my car. Dev is basically the same, I don't like to deal with people or noise unless its my noise (media devices). I have toddlers, some days that's torture tbh, love them but - those you love can torture you pretty damn good. :)