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If there's a job you find interesting, you can always ask the recruiter if remote is an option (even if it's not explicitly listed). Most companies are on some
by aantix 9y ago
If there's a job you find interesting, you can always ask the recruiter if remote is an option (even if it's not explicitly listed). Most companies are on some sort of chat system, so making it work and is becoming less and less of an issue.
Most places will flat out say no, but every once in a while a recruiter responds "let me check" and there's your opening..
I've written up details on how to do this in a couple of threads :
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16747283 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16747283
"How to Get a Remote Job, Even When Remote Isn’t Advertised"
https://medium.com/@aantix/how-to-get-a-remote-job-even-when-remote-isnt-advertised-286f955264a0 https://medium.com/@aantix/how-to-get-a-remote-job-even-when...
- johnvanommen 9y agoThis is right on the money. I think the 'trick' to getting a satisfying remote position is to use WFH as a bargaining chip. For instance, I was living in Seattle and I wanted to live in Portland, where it's more affordable. When I started WFH, I traded a pay cut for the opportunity to WFH. It all worked out; my place in Oregon was about 70% as expensive as what I would've paid to live in Seattle. It was a win-win; they were able to hire me at a discount, I was able to move to where I wanted to.
- rosege 9y agoits also a win for them too in that they dont need to provide office space for you
- johnvanommen 9y agoAgreed. I think one of the reasons that my employer wound up retiring their WFH program was because the value of the real estate cratered. IE, if your plan was to let people WFH, then sell the buildings they used to occupy, that plan is going to go south if the value of the building drops by half.