I am a lady who works remotely. I work from home. Honestly, while it sounds like a dream job to many people, there’s another side of it that people don’t really talk about. I’m doing very well for myself. My job pays well but still, I can’t explain this constant feeling of being misunderstood. It’s like everyone around me thinks I’m living a suspicious lifestyle. Because I don’t leave my house every morning like the typical 9–5 worker, some people in my neighborhood have concluded that a man must be funding me. One woman even asked me one morning, “You no dey go work?”. There was a time I got so tired of the judgmental looks that I decided to fake going to work. For one full week, I woke up early, dressed in corporate wear, carried my bag, and went to my cousin’s place just to make it look like I had a regular office job. It was exhausting, and eventually, I stopped pretending. But the truth is, I still feel uncomfortable sometimes. I’ve noticed that as a female remote worker in Nigeria, you’re often judged by what people don’t understand. If you buy an expensive phone, wear nice clothes, or even rent a decent apartment, people assume there’s a man behind it. It’s like success without the appearance of going to an office work daily, is suspicious. What makes it even harder is explaining what we do to the older generation. Also, unrelated but do you guys also have this silent fear that you might be missing out on opportunities that only happen when you go out? Like meeting people randomly in a bus, or at work. Things that can open unexpected doors. Do you feel like you are missing out on real-world connections? Despite all this, I’m grateful for the flexibility and freedom that remote work gives. I just wish people could understand that remote work is real work. We may not have physical offices, but we work just as hard too. So, to other people working remotely, especially ladies. How do you cope with people’s judgment? Do you also avoid buying certain things so people don’t misinterpret your success? And do you sometimes feel like you’re missing out on “real life” just because you work from home?