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Anecdotally, it's easier for established developers. If you've been with a company for a while, or you have in-demand skills, it's easier to find remote work.
by csense 7y ago
Anecdotally, it's easier for established developers. If you've been with a company for a while, or you have in-demand skills, it's easier to find remote work.
- jjav 7y agoOnce you're established a reputation in a company and been there for a while, it is relatively easy to go remote with them. It is always a temptation. The risk is what happens when that job is done and you find yourself in the boonies with no meaningful tech work within hundreds of miles? I was at Sun during the era when they made a big push to get people to give up their offices (save on real estate) and go remote, work from anywhere! It was so tempting to move to Hawaii and keep the silicon valley salary. I'm glad I didn't. I know many people who did. When Sun was over, they found themselves owning farmland in the middle of nowhere, no job and no possibility of getting one in the area.