I work from my home outside of Chapel Hill, NC so my commute is from my bedroom to my home office. I&#x27;m in a t-shirt and yoga pants right now.<p>It&#x27;s the best job I&#x27;ve had - I have autonomy, flexibility, and the ability to make an impact on a daily basis. It&#x27;s really nice to think about how many people you reach on a daily basis. The problems you get to work on are challenging and complex - I&#x27;m learning new things every day.<p>I came from the journalism world, not a startup - so I can&#x27;t speak to whether it&#x27;s similar. I will say this: We have a &quot;Yes, how can I help you do that?&quot; philosophy, which I find refreshing and really delightful.<p>For example, right now I&#x27;m working on an onboarding Slack bot (code: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;18F&#x2F;dolores-landingham-bot" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;18F&#x2F;dolores-landingham-bot</a>) that will help acclimate new employees to 18F. Got the idea. Threw it around. Everyone liked it. We&#x27;re building it. And then we plan to write up how we did it, so others can use it too.<p>That&#x27;s the best feeling - sharing what you learn, and not being afraid to go public with every bit. Happy to say more.<p>Mel (@mkramer on Twitter)