Quora goes permanently remote-first

Their careers web page is already updated to reflect this. They also state remote employees need to be available 9am to 3pm PST and they will be keeping their SV office open:

https://www.quora.com/careers

They are also hiring a Head of Remote role to manage all of this:

https://boards.greenhouse.io/quora/jobs/4774947002

Re: Quora goes permanently remote-first

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Post by maa5444 » Thu, Jun 25, 2020, 10:52 PM UTC

and salary increase for all from office rent costs .!right? or not really ...

Re: Quora goes permanently remote-first

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Post by magneticnorth » Thu, Jun 25, 2020, 10:53 PM UTC

An interesting sea change in knowledge work is happening.

Does anyone know if any other companies have made a permanent switch to remote like this during the pandemic?

Re: Quora goes permanently remote-first

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Post by bzb3 » Thu, Jun 25, 2020, 11:07 PM UTC

I hope they go permanently offline soon.

Re: Quora goes permanently remote-first

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Post by dang » Thu, Jun 25, 2020, 11:18 PM UTC

bzb3 wrote: post #7

I hope they go permanently offline soon.

Please don't post snarky dismissals here. Maybe you don't owe Quora better, but you owe this community better if you're posting to it.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

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Post by layoutIfNeeded » Thu, Jun 25, 2020, 11:23 PM UTC

Silicon Valley real estate crash when?

Re: Quora goes permanently remote-first

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Post by whalesalad » Thu, Jun 25, 2020, 11:26 PM UTC

hbcondo714 wrote: post #4

Their careers web page is already updated to reflect this. They also state remote employees need to be available 9am to 3pm PST and they will be keeping their SV office open: https://www.quora.com/careers They are also hiring a Head of Remote role to manage all of this: https://boards.greenhouse.io/quora/jobs/4774947002

Blows my mind becuase I do not understand how Quora is still around or even generating revenue at all.

My first thought when I saw the headline was this is really just about self-preservation and runway extension. Most companies who pivot to a remote first approach are not going to be doing it for altruistic reasons - like being good for their employee health - they're gonna do it merely because it saves money.