When I left my last job, I thought, “Boy, I’m glad I’m not going to have to figure out what ‘work’ looks like after the pandemic.” But I’ve now got a potential opportunity, and have to actually at least give this some serious thought.

For me, there are a few things that I’m certain of:

* It’s not going to be 40-hrs a week in an office. Never. No chance.
* It has to provide enough flexibility that anyone can go pick up their kids at school, or attend whatever events they need to.
* Periodic in-person time together, and the riffing on ideas that comes from that, is an important part of the early phase of product development.

So no daily commute. Maybe one weekly. Probably not folks who are spread across the countries & time zones, at least not yet. Some overlapping guaranteed hours, but with the goal of providing a lot of flexibility.

For me, the thing I *love* about work is bouncing ideas around and seeing them get better. Creating memories with people I enjoy spending time with. The satisfaction of seeing the business engine start to crank, and seeing players enjoy what we’re building.

I think that for me, work is likely “nearby enough to meet once or twice a week, but mostly remote”. I don’t yet know the details of what that means, but what are your thoughts? I know a lot of folks who’ve gone fully remote and love it. Thoughts? Would you ever consider even partially co-located work at this point?