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

Post by cj » Wed, Jul 26, 2023, 4:15 PM UTC

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I have been on the other side, people wanting to hire me to be the front-door either take interviews or the front-door with customers, the last time I was offered $xx/h + 20% from each project's revenue. Darknet dairies has an interesting episode about this: https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/133/ It's a real problem which makes it harder for people like me that are legitimately working remotely. This has existed for…

Same here - I was recently offered an "interview support" job by one of these body shops in a far away Asian country, which I immediately rejected. The role would've been to help candidates pass interviews using tricks (cheats, really) like the ones that've been brought up in other discussions before.

Post by dimal » Wed, Jul 26, 2023, 5:16 PM UTC

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Flipside: Staying in an expensive metro area puts you at risk to maintain your quality of life and pay mortgage/taxes/insurance on everything, when a lot of hybrid jobs don't pay enough to cover those expenses, and are also at risk of layoffs, which can be catastrophic when you have a high cost of living. If you're remote/rural, you don't need to make nearly as much just to skate by if something goes south. I moved o…

When it comes to your quality of life, there are a lot of factors besides the cost of living - social circle, weather, job opportunities, hobbies, cultural compatibility etc. For a lot of people, expensive metro areas can also be the only places where they have friends & family or where they can pursue their hobbies. As an immigrant of color, I simply cannot see myself living happily in rural Ohio even if that could…

Post by polski-g » Wed, Jul 26, 2023, 6:37 PM UTC

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File a lien on their house if they do commit fraud.

You need to win a judgement in civil court first and try to collect on it before you can attach a lien to someone’s house in almost any jurisdiction in the US.

Post by cudgy » Wed, Jul 26, 2023, 7:15 PM UTC

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Companies are being cheap. Software engineers are only providing 200k dollars worth of value? I find that hard to believe.

Compensation isn't proportional to the value you produce. It never was. The hiring market is a market. Prices in a market are set by supply and demand. The value you produce only sets an upper limit on your compensation because companies don't want to lose money by employing people.

Post by agumonkey » Wed, Jul 26, 2023, 8:29 PM UTC

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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.