That's awesome, and also IMO one of the hardest transitions to do because it feels like you go from being productive most days to having weeks on end where you aren't sure you can point to one thing you "accomplished". Yet, your accomplishments are the teams accomplishments if you are supporting them etc. So you have accomplished far more than you would've have by yourself but it sure doesn't always feel that way. :)
Congrats on finding a way that works for you. To me 1099 vs employee is a payroll not capabilities or contribution distinction. I am 100% remote from my team right now as well, if you can work with people it is not really any different than sitting in an office for most of what we do. With all the collaboration tools anymore, designs can be shared online, Zoom meetings make things easy and Slack etc give you that real-time quick connect when you need it. IMO hardest thing to manage remote teams over is delivery expectations and timelines given people spread across timezones can cause delays just because of their hours of work if you don't plan well.
Congrats on finding a way that works for you. To me 1099 vs employee is a payroll not capabilities or contribution distinction. I am 100% remote from my team right now as well, if you can work with people it is not really any different than sitting in an office for most of what we do. With all the collaboration tools anymore, designs can be shared online, Zoom meetings make things easy and Slack etc give you that real-time quick connect when you need it. IMO hardest thing to manage remote teams over is delivery expectations and timelines given people spread across timezones can cause delays just because of their hours of work if you don't plan well.
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