My first job out of college has me working US hours from Asia. It's tiring, but I value the flexibility.

Clarence Koh, a 30-year-old software engineer from Singapore, works remotely for a US-based company on a night shift schedule. He moved his workday to the night to better match his team's schedule. This arrangement has its challenges, but he values the flexibility. When he graduated and joined the company full-time, he initially worked Singapore daytime hours, but found it inefficient as everything was delayed by a day.

He then shifted his workday to Singapore's nights, waking up around noon and starting work at around 2 to 3 p.m. Singapore time, which is the middle of the night in the US. He takes a break around 6:30 or 7 p.m. Singapore time, spends the evening with friends or on hobbies, and returns to work around 10:30 p.m., finishing at about 5 a.m. He enjoys the flexibility, which allows him to take short weekend trips to nearby countries for hiking, a luxury he couldn't have with a normal 9-to-5 schedule.

However, he finds sleeping during the day difficult, especially during hot summer months, and adapting to weekends can be challenging. Despite the tiring nature of the schedule, he accepts the downsides and focuses on the benefits of having more control over his time and the ability to adapt his schedule around the people and things that matter to him.