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In my opinion, no you should absolutely do not come down in your rate because of remote work. It is a perk... for the company. Imagine not having to pay for o
by throwaway2016a 9y ago
In my opinion, no you should absolutely do not come down in your rate because of remote work.
It is a perk... for the company.
Imagine not having to pay for office space? The company doesn't have to buy a desk and chair, or pay electricity to run your computer, or stock the coffee and snacks. And there is the added benefit that the work hours are completely blurred. There is no such thing as "work stops when you leave the office" when you live at the office.
Sure it has its benefits to you too. Easier to spend time with friends and family, less money spent on gas, etc but the company is saving way more money.
I'm personally extroverted (rare for a software engineer but we exist) so working home aline drives me crazy and I consider mandatory remote work a negative. I actually rent space in a co-working space (an added expense for me) in order to be productive. Some people use coffee shops for this purpose.
- masukomi 9y ago> There is no such thing as "work stops when you leave the office" um...I dunno about _you_ but it sure as hell applies to me. I leave my home office for the day and work stops. Emergency fires that affect customers are the only exception and i would help with those even if i didn't work at home. Being able to set boundaries like that when you work from home is _critical_ to maintaining mental health and minimizing stress.
- throwaway2016a 9y agoThat was a bit of hyperbole. But I'd say it is true for 9/10 companies I am familiar with that do remote work. Stories of bosses calling people and expecting them to pick up at 8PM abound.
- Anticapitalist 9y agoStories of 8pm calls are not limited to work from home employees though.