Remote work has unlocked flexibility, autonomy, and access to talent across time zones, but it’s also quietly ushered in a new workplace challenge: loneliness.

Imagine a workplace where connection isn't a perk—it’s the core. A place less like a collection of desks and more like a tribe. Not in a primal sense, but in a relational one: mutual support, shared purpose, and emotional safety as the cultural default.

I’ve decided to crack open a door most people keep locked. And already, I can sense the emotional gravity in what I’m about to write. This is a personal message to myself.

I didn’t sit down to write this for anyone in particular. Not at first. I just needed to put something down and to make a shape out of the ache. But as I was halfway through, I wasn’t sure who I was talking to anymore. Is it you? Or is it the version of me I hope someone else will understand?