Work From Home (WFH) Thread

[LowerWolf]

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We've been told we're going back to the office in April.

Not coincidentally, I'm currently interviewing for a similar position with a company that will allow me to work remote full-time.

Accepted the new job Friday and turned in my notice today.

[Jolly Roger]

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One thing that concerns me about the increase in fully remote jobs...if there start to be lots of positions where the company truly doesn't care where you are in the world, the number of applications is going to go up tremendously. Of course that will be offset by the fact that there are that many more jobs to apply to, but are we going to go from applying to 10 local jobs we have a 10% chance at getting to applying to 100 remote jobs we have a 1% chance of getting?

I don't work in a fully remote field so it probably won't be an issue for me, but it could be an issue for some.

[Majingir]

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One thing that concerns me about the increase in fully remote jobs...if there start to be lots of positions where the company truly doesn't care where you are in the world, the number of applications is going to go up tremendously. Of course that will be offset by the fact that there are that many more jobs to apply to, but are we going to go from applying to 10 local jobs we have a 10% chance at getting to applying to 100 remote jobs we have a 1% chance of getting?

I don't work in a fully remote field so it probably won't be an issue for me, but it could be an issue for some.

Hopefully we can see government laws coming beforehand, but based on how things usually go, they'll wait until it's too late for the change to be effective.

If a company wants to be remote like that, a certain percentage of employees must be located within the country.

[pietasterp]

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One thing that concerns me about the increase in fully remote jobs...if there start to be lots of positions where the company truly doesn't care where you are in the world, the number of applications is going to go up tremendously. Of course that will be offset by the fact that there are that many more jobs to apply to, but are we going to go from applying to 10 local jobs we have a 10% chance at getting to applying to 100 remote jobs we have a 1% chance of getting?

I don't work in a fully remote field so it probably won't be an issue for me, but it could be an issue for some.

I made this point exactly some time ago. Gotta be a bit careful about convincing corporations that jobs can be remote and done anywhere in the world, because at some point, they will agree.

At which point, they will start to ask why 'anywhere' couldn't just as easily be 'Bangalore' as it could be 'Colorado'....

[NoleFan]

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That’s a great point. I’m an engineer that has always worked in a manufacturing facility. To that end, there’s always some level of needing to be in the plant. But, on the flip side there are a lot of things we can do remotely. Certainly an interesting thing to consider.


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[SuperBowlNachos]

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Eh, I'm not too worried about that. I think most jobs that a company are fine being done outsourced are already out there or it's obvious they are going that way. Anything involving clients, sales, elevated security, HIPAA, etc are not going to be sourced to overseas.

[Majingir]

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Hybrid is probably the best option then.

If you can't physically be there at least 1 day a week, you shouldn't be allowed working there. Then again, how do you (government) enforce that either?



I don't have a work from home type of job sadly, as much as that kind of thing does appeal to me. But out of nowhere I was talking to some other manager about doing some work for them and they randomly mentioned maybe me getting to do something for a day or two from home. Not something I was expecting, but now just having that WFH possibility in my head, even if it might be temporary or on a trial basis is making me excited for that.

Waking up an hour late, having almost an hour extra time once I'm done for the day, and probably saving at least several dollars in a day just on commute alone. As long as the actual work I'd have to do is decent, I could get used to that.

[LowerWolf]

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Why shouldn't I be allowed to work somewhere if I can't physically be in the office one day a week?

[Master Live 013]

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Yeah, that seems arbitrary.

[Jolly Roger]

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It's just that having to apply to 15 jobs with 300 applicants each will be more tedious than applying to 5 local jobs with 20 applicants each. The location as a gatekeeper has its uses.

[Majingir]

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I meant it more in a sense to be able to restrict companies from hiring most if not all employees from other locations/countries, which makes it more of a challenge to getting a job for anyone living locally.

[kehlis]

Work From Home (WFH) Thread

I meant it more in a sense to be able to restrict companies from hiring most if not all employees from other locations/countries, which makes it more of a challenge to getting a job for anyone living locally.

What makes a job “locally”?

My specific job doesn’t have an office anywhere. My company as a whole has offices throughout the country. What defines local in that instance?

[Majingir]

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What makes a job “locally”?

My specific job doesn’t have an office anywhere. My company as a whole has offices throughout the country. What defines local in that instance?

If you dont, that's different.

I meant it more like a place with an actual office.

The company with offices everywhere can employ whoever, but if your office is just located in the 1 location, it makes more sense that the employees can get to it.

[SuperBowlNachos]

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I went up to my wife's office for the first time since covid started. Man it was depressing, and her office is brand new and very modern/nice. She has a ton of desk space, but she is still around people all day and they don't have tall cubicle walls. Modern open floor plans. She prefers it, but I was having anxiety just being up there on a Friday afternoon, lmao... I've been WFH my entire professional career so I am very spoiled, but I can't imagine having to hold in farts all the time, or just have people up in your business all the time.

[KG]

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I went up to my wife's office for the first time since covid started. Man it was depressing, and her office is brand new and very modern/nice. She has a ton of desk space, but she is still around people all day and they don't have tall cubicle walls. Modern open floor plans. She prefers it, but I was having anxiety just being up there on a Friday afternoon, lmao... I've been WFH my entire professional career so I am very spoiled, but I can't imagine having to hold in farts all the time, or just have people up in your business all the time.

My job has one of those open work environments which is useful in more creative fields where there are a lot of collaborations but my job is basically niche silos unless you're a manager. I hate it because there's always noise and commotion.

I was pretty much full-time remote before the pandemic. I loved the peace & quiet it offered. My kids would be at school, my wife at work and I could just relax and get stuff down. Once the pandemic hit everyone was at home nearly 24/7 and I really missed my "ME" time even if it was company time.


Part of the reason here in DC (where the gov't dominates the job landscape) why they are making people go back in is to stimulate the local economy since so many businesses rely on the work population to survive but that begs the question of "Is it my responsibility to make sure these businesses thrive?".

I personally think NO but to each their own.