Looking for opinions, pro tips and thoughts!So my situation is as follows;

working as and Account Executive for a European SaaS company. Fully remote indefinite contract with all the benefits.

My main work revolves around having some online demos, calling clients mostly over teams, occasional phone call. And mostly admin. All clients are based in Europe.

My plan is to move to SEA +6hr time zone for me. How do you all deal with the time difference. Because my working hours would be from 2PM till 10PM in Asia ( 9 to 5 EU)

Any insights are. Wry welcome or any ideas! Thanks a bunch

  • Remote_Orb@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I had the exact same situation, American living in Europe (CET) for 6 years. It was fine most of the time, but became exhausting after a while. A few things I learned:

    • Set boundaries: can you ONLY do late night calls 3 days a week?
    • Don’t work mornings: my best times where when I’d go for a hike, do a long lunch with my wife, etc. during the typical work day, so I was fresh for my evening work time
    • Shift your sleep schedule (if you can). Nothing wrong with getting up at 10:00 if you don’t start work til 2.
    • Find a social circle that fits this: in SEA there’s probably loads of digital nomads and remote workers who are doing a similar thing. Connect with them and see how they’re managing.

    Either way, sounds like a fantastic experience and opportunity…definitely don’t be scared by the timezone difference. You’ll find a way to make it work.