This, for better or worse, drives me to work harder. I have anxiety around being perceived as not working hard enough. I have been full time remote at the same position for around 8 years with a large timezone difference.
I have a small part of my day when I report to my team what I have done the previous day. I always want to make sure it seems like I have a few significant tasks that I completed. Sometimes, when things are going well, it does not take much time to achieve this and I feel good with 5 hours of work. Sometimes I get stuck on a tricky problem and work 9 or 10 hours.
My co-workers (who are not work from home) all seem to think I am very productive, so I guess it works!
I have a small part of my day when I report to my team what I have done the previous day. I always want to make sure it seems like I have a few significant tasks that I completed. Sometimes, when things are going well, it does not take much time to achieve this and I feel good with 5 hours of work. Sometimes I get stuck on a tricky problem and work 9 or 10 hours.
My co-workers (who are not work from home) all seem to think I am very productive, so I guess it works!