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This allows me to have the flexibility of a remote job, but the social benefits of an office ( and without the drama in my case). I have also found it invaluable for networking.
I would say it hasn't hurt me, but while I work remotely, I don't work from home. I have found a coworking space where there are a ton of independent workers like myself. This allows me to have the flexibility of a remote job, but the social benefits of an office ( and without the drama in my case). I have also found it invaluable for networking.
Working remotely pretty much destroyed my career for two reasons: (1) my networking opportunities plummeted to zero and (2) I was fired for reasons I believe could have been avoided if I had worked in an office and had stronger relationships with more co-workers. My remote job was at a fully distributed company with good compensation. I worked there for about five years, receiving only positive reviews. Groups in the…
No job and no project is forever. 5 years is a lot, many times the average. If it can make you feel better, an in office situation would probably have gone the same. Companies and team changes slowly over time, people move on.
There must be something wrong in this industry if 5 years is a lot. 5 years per company over a 40 years time spam yields 8 different companies.
That seems a lot to me.
The only problem is that now, after running my own business for a few years, I cannot phantom the idea of going back to a regular job. In that sense, my career as an employee is over.
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No job and no project is forever. 5 years is a lot, many times the average. If it can make you feel better, an in office situation would probably have gone the same. Companies and team changes slowly over time, people move on.
> 5 years is a lot There must be something wrong in this industry if 5 years is a lot. 5 years per company over a 40 years time spam yields 8 different companies. That seems a lot to me.
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No job and no project is forever. 5 years is a lot, many times the average. If it can make you feel better, an in office situation would probably have gone the same. Companies and team changes slowly over time, people move on.
> 5 years is a lot There must be something wrong in this industry if 5 years is a lot. 5 years per company over a 40 years time spam yields 8 different companies. That seems a lot to me.
Changing companies every few years helps to expand networks and learn new skills.
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No job and no project is forever. 5 years is a lot, many times the average. If it can make you feel better, an in office situation would probably have gone the same. Companies and team changes slowly over time, people move on.
> 5 years is a lot There must be something wrong in this industry if 5 years is a lot. 5 years per company over a 40 years time spam yields 8 different companies. That seems a lot to me.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
> 5 years is a lot There must be something wrong in this industry if 5 years is a lot. 5 years per company over a 40 years time spam yields 8 different companies. That seems a lot to me.
Really? 5 years seems really long to me. A university is only 4 years. Changing companies every few years helps to expand networks and learn new skills.