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Post by jbverschoor »

junar wrote: post #387
eddd-ddde wrote: post #371

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As a non US citizen this has always confused me. Does this mean that to get the job I need to be authorised to work in the US? Or that I will need to be authorised once I get the job? Can I apply in hopes of moving to the US? Or in which situation would a non citizen be authorised to work?

https://www.foley.com/en/insights/publications/2012/08/emplo... > An employer has no legal obligation to commence an immigration case. ... The employer may lawfully reject the job applicant because, if hired, that individual will ask the employer to take steps before the federal government to obtain authorization to employ him (an employment-based immigration case). In other words, if you are not currently legally au…

What if you’re able to work through your US consulting LLC

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Post by HDThoreaun »

biomcgary wrote: post #198
JambalayaJim wrote: post #131

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is a fundamental misunderstanding of what the return-to-office crowd, like myself, wants. Work relationships and personal relationships serve entirely different purposes for me. I don't want to be working longer hours, or make work a larger part of my life. I don't particularly care if I have "real" friendships with my colleagues outside of work. I have plenty of friends and family that I already have trouble ju…

Are we in a transition period where the previous methods of developing camaraderie, etc simply have not been widely learned? I've worked remotely for 7 years and haven't missed anything you've listed as a benefit of in-person work. In fact, compared to prior in-person experiences, I have more personal interaction with colleagues than before (largely because my startup is quite conscious about it).

The previous methods of developing camaraderie all involve being in the same room as other people. Yes you can do it if your company works hard to make it happen, but tons(most?) of companies either can't or won't do that.

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

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Post by nfriedly »

CoastalCoder wrote: post #69
zer8k wrote: post #28

> on HN The most important subtext. There are engineer friends of mine laid off from remote companies that, almost 5 months later, cannot get work. These aren't braindead seatwarmers either. The software engineer market has shifted under our feet DRAMATICALLY. Any software engineer with a position should try to keep it for as long as they possible can.

This is my personal experience as well. I'm ~4 months in, and I'm still looking for an appealing job. Anyone know of a forum where people like me can candidly compare notes about finding a job after layoff? I'm learning so many lessons, but some could only be shared in an anonymous setting.

I've found https://www.levels.fyi/community to be a bit less abrasive than blind.

Also, I believe you can sign up without being currently employed.

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

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Post by nfriedly »

MoSattler wrote: post #141
AndrewKemendo wrote: post #128

Meta: I want us to appreciate that total number of job postings on HN have been steadily falling since 2018 [1] with what appears to be an outlier jump in 2021 (post-pandemic bubble). That seems pretty important... Am I missing some big piece of context here that would make my analysis wrong? https://twitter.com/AndrewKemendo/status/1683877057959272449

Anecdotally, I've heard from HR professionals that posting on Hacker News isn't a particularly effective method for attracting candidates. Perhaps this could be the reason.

I did some experimenting in the past with posting jobs on the HN who's hiring threads, and I found that I got about 10x more candidates when I included a salary with the post then without.

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

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Post by nfriedly »

That's an awesome statistic!

I've been working remotely from Ohio for most of the last 15 years. (I did one year on site in the Bay area in the middle - I'm glad I did it, but I was also happy to move back home.)

For a little while, after my daughter was born, I rented a private office and biked to it most days. That was absolutely fantastic. But, we've since moved into a bigger house and I'm back to working from a home office. Some occasional interruptions from family, but overall it's pretty good.

For a long time, wanting to stay remote just meant that I couldn't apply to the vast majority of jobs. Not so much any more.

Fortunately I don't see myself looking for a new job anytime soon - I'm now at a company that was aiming for "remote equal" even before the pandemic, and my current team is fully remote - but it makes me happy that if I did need to find a new role today, there would be a lot a lot more options than any other job search I've ever done in the past.

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

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Post by cj »

jbverschoor wrote: post #391
junar wrote: post #387

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://www.foley.com/en/insights/publications/2012/08/emplo... > An employer has no legal obligation to commence an immigration case. ... The employer may lawfully reject the job applicant because, if hired, that individual will ask the employer to take steps before the federal government to obtain authorization to employ him (an employment-based immigration case). In other words, if you are not currently legally au…

What if you’re able to work through your US consulting LLC

That would be contract work. A company employing another company who is issued a 1099 tax form.

The company could hire you the same as they could contract an outsourcing firm, but it’s not the same as direct employment.

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Post by nsxwolf »

cj wrote: post #152

Side note to the remote founders/employers out there: Have you been plagued by applicant fraud? We've found for all of our remote engineering roles, we get 100's of amazing applicants who are all fake (clearly not actually in the US) once you get them on a screening call. They're often reading from a script, broken english, and say strange things like they're born and raised in Texas, yet can't speak fluent English o…

And yet I get flat out rejected without a phone screen after 300 applications. What is even going on?

I was under the impression that every job posting right now is instantly buried with a glut of top quality candidates, and that you simply pick your favorite, lowball them and you're done.

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Post by 0x0000000 »

polski-g wrote: post #327
moomoo11 wrote: post #302

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is it allowed to put “must be US citizen”. Honestly as an American I would much prefer to hire Americans from Midwest or Texas, than someone outside my country.

It is not allowed. But you can say "Must be able to attain a US security clearance"

You just blew my mind.

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

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Post by nsxwolf »

Invictus0 wrote: post #43
zer8k wrote: post #28

> on HN The most important subtext. There are engineer friends of mine laid off from remote companies that, almost 5 months later, cannot get work. These aren't braindead seatwarmers either. The software engineer market has shifted under our feet DRAMATICALLY. Any software engineer with a position should try to keep it for as long as they possible can.

cannot get work... at the price they want. Plenty of low-paying remote jobs out there

Anecdotal, I am not seeing any difference with the low paying jobs.
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