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We've been seeing this for years, yet it's not materialised. In theory yes, in practice no. I'm a dev, my company doesn't like WFH. Many don't. That is the rea

We've been seeing this for years, yet it's not materialised. In theory yes, in practice no. I'm a dev, my company doesn't like WFH. Many don't. That is the real world. And that is dev which is perfect for WFH. Even the wording "a significant portion of the time". Gotta live near.

Retric 10y ago
Having a 1.5-2h commute 5 days a week is soul crushing, having a 1.5-2h commute 2 days a week is not. There is cheap housing within 2h of most locations. My boss lived 230 miles from the office at my last job. He showed up 1-2 days a week for meetings and that's it.
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mod 10y ago
I'm a dev, I WFH. I live thousands of miles from the office and have never met anyone I work with, nor been to any of our offices. This is my 2nd such job. If it's something you want, I encourage you to shop around.
- shostack 10y ago
  What would you suggest to the vast majority of people who are not developers and likely could not become one? It is great that your situation allows it...most people's do not.
  - djrogers 10y ago
    Welcome to the real world - not everyone's skill set commands the same benefits. You don't see a lot of people asking LeBron James how to make $40m/yr without any talent and physical ability, do you? If your 'situation' doesn't allow the benefits/compensation that you want, you can either change your situation or change your expectations.
    - branchless 10y ago
      You must see you sound like a dad in a sitcom ? How can you think this adds anything?
  - Retric 10y ago
    Testers and cold callers are far less in demand than developers and they still WFH fairly regularly. It's not a 'privilege' so much as a way to reduce costs by having to pay for fewer desks and thus lower overhead. A huge swath of people simply don't like to do remote work for very long which has a lot more to do with current trends than you might think. Anyway, while there are basic requirements as it's hard to do construction remotely for example there are far more opportunity's than you might think for people with even just a high school diploma, they just don't necessarily pay as well.

Retric 10y ago

Having a 1.5-2h commute 5 days a week is soul crushing, having a 1.5-2h commute 2 days a week is not. There is cheap housing within 2h of most locations. My boss lived 230 miles from the office at my last job. He showed up 1-2 days a week for meetings and that's it.

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mod 10y ago

I'm a dev, I WFH. I live thousands of miles from the office and have never met anyone I work with, nor been to any of our offices. This is my 2nd such job. If it's something you want, I encourage you to shop around.

shostack 10y ago
What would you suggest to the vast majority of people who are not developers and likely could not become one? It is great that your situation allows it...most people's do not.
- djrogers 10y ago
  Welcome to the real world - not everyone's skill set commands the same benefits. You don't see a lot of people asking LeBron James how to make $40m/yr without any talent and physical ability, do you? If your 'situation' doesn't allow the benefits/compensation that you want, you can either change your situation or change your expectations.
  - branchless 10y ago
    You must see you sound like a dad in a sitcom ? How can you think this adds anything?
- Retric 10y ago
  Testers and cold callers are far less in demand than developers and they still WFH fairly regularly. It's not a 'privilege' so much as a way to reduce costs by having to pay for fewer desks and thus lower overhead. A huge swath of people simply don't like to do remote work for very long which has a lot more to do with current trends than you might think. Anyway, while there are basic requirements as it's hard to do construction remotely for example there are far more opportunity's than you might think for people with even just a high school diploma, they just don't necessarily pay as well.