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I would love to see a chart showing number of applications they receive before this announcement and after. I'm guessing they gonna be swamped with resumes toda

I would love to see a chart showing number of applications they receive before this announcement and after. I'm guessing they gonna be swamped with resumes today. It was clear that it's going to be a domino effect. Each time another tech company moves to permanent WFH it puts more pressure on other companies to do the same. They wouldn't be able to compete for talent otherwise. FANNG can still compete without moving to permanent WFH because of their reputation, salary and benefits, and the fact they have offices everywhere. But most companies cannot.

ck425 6y ago
I think the effect will reverse after a while. Sure a lot of folk want remote jobs but there'll also be plenty of folk at Dropbox and following companies who want an office and will start looking elsewhere following covid.
- tinyhouse 6y ago
  I don't think so. Dropbox are not closing the office (they will likely downsize) so folks who want can still go in if they live nearby. I'm sure most companies would keep some office space available. Also, I'm sure most fully remote companies would pay their employees for home office expenses, which includes co-working space if an employee prefers that. (most people don't have an extra room available for office). By co-working space I mean a dedicated space where you can leave your laptop, monitor, etc. It's not like going to an actual office where your co-workers are, but the big advantage is the commute. Co-working spaces are everywhere so you can pick one close to you.
  - ck425 6y ago
    > It's not like going to an actual office where your co-workers are Exactly. That's what I miss and there'll be folk at Dropbox who miss it too. For folk who live in cities and/or don't mind commutes they might give serious consideration to moving to a company with a traditional office. I know personally that if post covid my organisation scraped the office or if enough folk WFH permanently that it was dead, I'd start looking for a new job

ck425 6y ago

I think the effect will reverse after a while. Sure a lot of folk want remote jobs but there'll also be plenty of folk at Dropbox and following companies who want an office and will start looking elsewhere following covid.

tinyhouse 6y ago
I don't think so. Dropbox are not closing the office (they will likely downsize) so folks who want can still go in if they live nearby. I'm sure most companies would keep some office space available. Also, I'm sure most fully remote companies would pay their employees for home office expenses, which includes co-working space if an employee prefers that. (most people don't have an extra room available for office). By co-working space I mean a dedicated space where you can leave your laptop, monitor, etc. It's not like going to an actual office where your co-workers are, but the big advantage is the commute. Co-working spaces are everywhere so you can pick one close to you.
- ck425 6y ago
  > It's not like going to an actual office where your co-workers are Exactly. That's what I miss and there'll be folk at Dropbox who miss it too. For folk who live in cities and/or don't mind commutes they might give serious consideration to moving to a company with a traditional office. I know personally that if post covid my organisation scraped the office or if enough folk WFH permanently that it was dead, I'd start looking for a new job