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Re: Ask HN: How is the remote vs in-person trend looking?

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Post by slotrans » Fri, Jul 01, 2022, 9:27 PM UTC

mikhael28 wrote: post #237

slotrans wrote: post #119

I desperately want to work in an office again, but there are effectively no opportunities to do so. The companies doing in-office around here are outfits like Dish Network, that everyone knows are terrible employers. Like it or not, the software labor market is now nationwide, and remote is the rule rather than the exception. I don't know how long that will last, as I see very obvious negatives to remote for creative…

It exists dude. You just have to move to a tech hub like Seattle, SF, Miami, Austin - and then ruthlessly weed out companies that aren't in the office. You will likely need to work in a smaller startup, 5-50 employees who are in a smaller space. I've got this situation in Seattle, but can luckily work remotely whenever. Unlimited PTO. Great business, on the up and up - coming into the office helps us get stuff done,…

41 years old with a family. Can't move.

Re: Ask HN: How is the remote vs in-person trend looking?

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Post by dleslie » Sat, Jul 02, 2022, 6:02 PM UTC

acuozzo wrote: post #240

dleslie wrote: post #232

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What amazes me is that it took you 165 attempts for you to put it away. Nothing within reach of children is of any value in my home. I liken having children in my home to living with rising flood waters, which destroy everything in their reach.

> What amazes me is that it took you 165 attempts for you to put it away. If I don't try, he'll never learn. He's already fighting uphill. I'm not going to disable him further by raising him in an environment which presents no challenges of its own.

You counted over a dozen dozens, which is eyebrow raising. That doesn't sound like presenting structured failure opportunities, it sounds like you're imposing an environment that creates aggravation for all of you.

I have severely autistic family members, so I'm not unfamiliar with the challenges. Stubbornly butting heads with them never achieves much headway.

Re: Ask HN: How is the remote vs in-person trend looking?

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Post by Fire-Dragon-DoL » Sun, Jul 03, 2022, 5:51 PM UTC

CoffeeOnWrite wrote: post #39

ketzo wrote: post #18

This doesn't quite answer your trend, but personal anecdote: I recently switched jobs, and as part of my job interview process, I was pretty firm about only looking for companies that were working at least part of the week in the office. I just really thrive on in-person work. Fast forward a few weeks... and I ended up taking a job with a startup that was fully remote. I loved their product, loved the founders, loved…

I'm happy for you! Out of curiosity, did your current housing situation provide the space for a comfortable and productive home office, or is this unexpected development putting pressure on your housing situation? (If you're part of a trend, that has implications for preferred housing layout and square footage. And, of course people in different housing situations should be expected to respond differently to fully-re…

I live in a 700sqft basement suite with wife and 2 kids and am a manager myself.

My office is (part of) the living room and I like showing to my team mates my human side all the time: that's who I am, so, I'm very happy when the children climb on me during meetings.

Yeah, sometimes I have to deal with challenging situations, but overall, it's been going well.

People expectations world-wide adjusted with covid,I'm really glad because it fits my lifestyle.