Lots of work advertised as 'remote' ends up as several days in the office anyway. Also note that companies that are not 'full remote' may well revert their stance on this and go back to a butts-in-seats arrangement whenever they feel like. Some do this as a way to do lay-offs without announcing them as such. Companies that have a full-remote culture are usually much less likely to do this. A good way to gauge this is if the person that is hiring you is themselves remote during the hiring process.
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#12Those who are being forced back are doing it to save their companies CRE utilization rate, and ensure loyalty through behavioral conditioning.
I enjoy one or two days at the office when everyone goes in to there but beyond that there isn’t much “spontaneous” productivity.
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#13For 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?
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#14Also, I would post to HN only when hiring remotely, because it's a great source to find remote workers?
A better analysis would be job boards in general?
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#15From 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%.
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#16It’s been pretty hard here in the U.K. to find a new fully remote role with an established company. Most big players seem to have moved back to in office.
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#17I hope this trend is here to stay, I cannot even imagine of going to an office in a daily basis anymore
Turns out to my surprise I like going into the office, but definitely not every day. Also I've only once had a commute longer than 20 minutes and it was such a burden (even though I carpooled) I gave that up after less than a year.
Yea, I really don't mind the office. It's the "going to" part that I'm unwilling to do ever again. It's kind of nice to get a little in-person time with colleagues. The open-office system kind of sucks, but nearly every company has that now. If I could snap my fingers and teleport myself there, I'd do it often: at least any time I had a bunch of meetings and didn't have to concentrate or have work that needed silence. But it's a 3 hour drive (each way) away, so nope.
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#18I'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 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. I am as extroverted as they come, and I thrived in the office environment. Still wouldn't trade WFH for the world.)
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#19Also, I would post to HN only when hiring remotely, because it's a great source to find remote workers? A better analysis would be job boards in general?
But the relative variation might still carry some information , right ?
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#20From 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%.
"on HN"