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What problems have you had in trying to land a full time remote job?
by scalesolved 9y ago
What problems have you had in trying to land a full time remote job?
- jcadam 9y agoThings I've heard: 1 - You'd be bored (so?) 2 - We only allow remote work for people who've worked remotely full-time before (always enjoy a good Catch-22). 3 - You haven't actually worked with language X (Clojure in the most recent case) professionally (only on personal projects), so we'd want you in the office (on the other side of the country) so you're closer to help as you learn to code in a new language (a particularly insulting thing to say to a senior software engineer). 4 - Oh, why did you turn down our offer for 40% less than your current pay? and my personal favorite: 5 - :static: the interviewer just goes dark after I spend an entire Saturday afternoon completing a homework assignment and then go through a 2 hour live coding interview. Eventually one stops trying. My experience interviewing leads me to believe there is a gross oversupply of good software engineers looking for remote work (If I may be so bold as to call myself a 'good' software engineer).
- sheeshkebab 9y agoHere's how you do it: 1) find a remote _contracting_ gig, even part time (interview is about 15 - 30 minutes for these, no bull shit white board coding involved) 2) start and learn everything needed in about a week and work fast after that 3) be open to become full time - and you'll likely get an offer 1 to 3 months in, or more like they'll switch you fte.