“Great resignation” wave coming for companies

Post by ericlewis » Mon, Jun 14, 2021, 7:26 PM UTC

Forge36 wrote: post #684

ciisforsuckas wrote: post #143

They want us back in the office July 16... I'm going to pass so found a new remote role with higher salary and equity. I will be part of this wave. I didn't realy even try with how insane the market is especially if you are specialzed in the current hotness. Moreso, the rise of fully remote role has opened up our ideas about our current living situation. The real estate market in our city is shattered and broken. So…

Mine is returning part time on July 19th. When asked if we're more productive in the office vs at home we were told flat out "we don't have that data". My commute is 5 miles. 30 minutes by bike (on a few sketchy roads) or 15 minutes by car. I need to time out which is actually faster end-to-end. I setup an office in my house pre-pandemic (It's gaming room with dual monitors on a desktop PC I built in college) 3x the…

Post by MrKristopher » Mon, Jun 14, 2021, 7:29 PM UTC

quaffapint wrote: post #174

lordnacho wrote: post #52

I can tell you all the market for devs is white hot at the moment. I mean it was never cold, but right now seems to be insane. If the work-from-home thing has given you thoughts about what you like, now is the time to go. I see very few firms insisting on onsite work though, having interviewed with quite a few over the last few weeks. Even guys that I know would rather have people in the office and would pay them ver…

Im not seeing a lot of remote/hybrid offers in the midatlantic area (from my little checking around my area). It's a lot more "we're remote right now and haven't determined our remote strategy" which like my current place generally means we'll expect you back, but might be a little more lenient on why you need to do a special WFH day. I've done both full remote and full open office. I think being close enough to go i…

Post by ardit33 » Mon, Jun 14, 2021, 7:31 PM UTC

libria wrote: post #566

rychco wrote: post #197

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I’ve not taken a gap year or heard of anybody else that has either. My peers and I are all 1-2 jobs out of college, and we’re all terrified of having a gap in our resume. Apparently this concern is overblown, but we all seem to have learned it from our parents.

> we’re all terrified of having a gap in our resume I took a 1 year break and have had to answer a simple recruiter/interview inquiry regarding it for the next 5 years. I don't think it ever eliminated me from consideration but it was more like a necessary precaution. Not so great answers would include: * Anything beginning with "uh uh uh". Answer confidently. * "I was searching for work the whole time and just could…

Post by scotuswroteus » Mon, Jun 14, 2021, 7:33 PM UTC

nonotreally6 wrote: post #709

maybelsyrup wrote: post #697

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> Real Translation: Covid has made people miserable in their jobs. Small quibble: Covid has shown people how miserable their jobs have always been. All it's taken is a slight shift, a small perk, here and there, and people see it clear as day, and they want out. White collar workers got work from home: actually, it turns out I can give legal advice while planting basil in my backyard and no one on the conference call…

You mean the Fed printed a ton of money and sent it to everyone making less than a certain amount, and the government guaranteed wages for those who no longer wish to work, and caused a labor shortage and inflation. Soon those benefits will be insufficient, due to inflation, if the government continues to print money, and the real wages of the existing wage earners who actually produce value for the good of society b…

Post by C19is20 » Mon, Jun 14, 2021, 7:34 PM UTC

JumpCrisscross wrote: post #65

koheripbal wrote: post #18

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Unless rent and mortgage payments somehow evaporate, there won't be some massive wave of resignations.

> Unless rent and mortgage payments somehow evaporate, there won't be some massive wave of resignations The prediction isn’t a massive wave of unemployment. It’s people switching jobs. They will still be earning money, just perhaps elsewhere.