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Re: Remote work on HN: Who is hiring? – 69% jobs in 2023 are remote

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From my job searching experience in the last two months, that can not be possibly true, there are some remote positions but they're definitely not 60%, I would say it's about 15% at the best for software and engineering roles. just do a 'software developer' search on linkedin, it has 156000 jobs, then filter it via 'remote' it drops down to 24400, that's 15%.

Different venues, different cross-sections of the job market.

Re: Remote work on HN: Who is hiring? – 69% jobs in 2023 are remote

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I hope this trend is here to stay, I cannot even imagine of going to an office in a daily basis anymore

I can't imagine going into an office again. I've been remote for 2/3 of my career (long before COVID). I would be happy to go to a meet up or something once a week after hours. I never want to have an open office arrangement where I am bothered CONSTANTLY again. Remote has been such a boon to my life and my productivity you'd have to pry it from my cold, dead hands.

Re: Remote work on HN: Who is hiring? – 69% jobs in 2023 are remote

#33

For smaller companies, it is a no brainer. Why spend so much renting multiple geographical offices when you can have just 1 HQ and workers available in all timezones. Save on rent, spend on eng and product. Profit?

You can also pay way less for engineers outside of the bay area

Re: Remote work on HN: Who is hiring? – 69% jobs in 2023 are remote

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Exciting news. Next frontier is 4DWW - Four Day Work Week! Achieve a work-life balance you never thought you could have ;)

I pitched this to a recruiter recently after they told me the max pay for a sr eng job was pretty low. She got pretty excited about the idea. No bites yet though on any company i brought it up with.

Re: Remote work on HN: Who is hiring? – 69% jobs in 2023 are remote

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I've been working remotely for nearly seven years now. I've been able to enjoy all of the typical "firsts" for my youngest two, saved immense amounts of time with no commute, and have been able to pitch in more regarding domestic tasks. I understand and empathize with those that value face-to-face conversations in the office, but for those that don't, remote work is an incredible boon.

I have been working full time remote since Sept 2021 (correction, 2020, just before pandemic). It's not even that I don't value the face-to-face conversations and human interaction, I absolutely do. It just doesn't come close to the immense value I gain by WFH. A side benefit: I was able to move closer to my church community, so my "human interaction" need is being fulfilled richer than ever now. (One of the most fru…

> One of the most frustrating things in all the WFH vs RTO discourse is that there is this false dichotomy being presented. It's either extroverted people who are energized by others, or introverts who'd rather be in the dark closet by themselves.

Perfectly stated. I can be quite outgoing when I want to be, and in many of my previous jobs I enjoyed many of my colleagues, but now I can devote my energy to the relationships I value most.

I have four kids, time is undoubtedly my most valuable commodity. I don't think I'd be able to foster as many friendships if I was working in an office. I'm sure I'd have friendships with a few colleagues, but WFH enables me to devote myself to friendships as I see fit.

Re: Remote work on HN: Who is hiring? – 69% jobs in 2023 are remote

#38

For smaller companies, it is a no brainer. Why spend so much renting multiple geographical offices when you can have just 1 HQ and workers available in all timezones. Save on rent, spend on eng and product. Profit?

You can also pay way less for engineers outside of the bay area

Some companies have come up with Pay zone bands where the metropolitan area decides the pay band. Sounds like a fair deal.

Re: Remote work on HN: Who is hiring? – 69% jobs in 2023 are remote

#39
I enjoy working remotely. It allows me to live somewhere with a reasonable cost of living, and gives me an extra two hours back of my day. It also allows me to take the trash out if I forget and hear the truck, or throw a load of clothes in the laundry.

I wouldn't mind working in a office again, but my stipulations would be a pay increase to account for having to live closer to work, and having to pay people to clean up the house a couple times a week

Re: Remote work on HN: Who is hiring? – 69% jobs in 2023 are remote

#40

From my job searching experience in the last two months, that can not be possibly true, there are some remote positions but they're definitely not 60%, I would say it's about 15% at the best for software and engineering roles. just do a 'software developer' search on linkedin, it has 156000 jobs, then filter it via 'remote' it drops down to 24400, that's 15%.

just curious, why the downvote? I like remote and I only do remote, that does not mean 60% is a fact, and fact matters.

I upvoted you to help balance a bit. But I think you're being downvoted because that isn't what's being discussed here. The title and article are specifically about HN.
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