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So I interviewed at Facebook, multiple banks, along with my current gig at ”nyc company”, and they are all heavily enforcing returning to the office. This news

by nomy99 5y ago

So I interviewed at Facebook, multiple banks, along with my current gig at ”nyc company”, and they are all heavily enforcing returning to the office. This news seems contradictory to the reality I’ve witnessed

Infinitesimus 5y ago
How recent were these interviews? Some of these companies only just started allowing fully remote hires.
MattGaiser 5y ago
I can't imagine a bank ever being at the forefront of anything and I used to work in the innovation department of one. But yes, the remote fervor does not seem to be matched even by a quick skimming of job postings on LinkedIn.
- mancerayder 5y ago
  >I can't imagine a bank ever being at the forefront of anything and I used to work in the innovation department of one. It was imaginable in the mid 90s to early 2000s, distant history at this point.
8ytecoder 5y ago
While the media has been reporting that Facebook has embraced wfh, the reality on the ground seems different. When I spoke to their recruiter, they seem to decide based on team, manager…etc. Even then they still expect you to be in office a few days a week. A non-starter for me.
- benglish11 5y ago
  I had a similar experience. Interviewed, did tech screen (and did well) and then was told they weren’t hiring remote for that position anymore, which sucked because I really aced that tech screen.
qbasic_forever 5y ago
Didn't Facebook announce they were making permanently remote an option? https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/09/facebook-says-all-employees-can-request-permanent-remote-work.html https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/09/facebook-says-all-employees-... I have a feeling things vary greatly based on the team and senior leadership. The sad reality is if you're the only remote person on a team you're going to have to really struggle to be seen and recognized as much as your peers.
passerby1 5y ago
Am I wrong or does PCI DSS require work from office for some software engineers?
- rodgerd 5y ago
  Not really. It does put a lot of rules around when something might become a tainted environment, so I would imagine it could be too easy to end up with your home network accidentally becoming part of the PCI scope if you weren't careful.
mbroncano 5y ago
I’m pretty sure that FB is quite the opposite.
cstejerean 5y ago
That doesn’t sound right for Facebook unless you happened to apply for some specific positions that require being in the office.

by nomy99 5y ago

Infinitesimus 5y ago

How recent were these interviews? Some of these companies only just started allowing fully remote hires.

MattGaiser 5y ago

I can't imagine a bank ever being at the forefront of anything and I used to work in the innovation department of one. But yes, the remote fervor does not seem to be matched even by a quick skimming of job postings on LinkedIn.

mancerayder 5y ago
>I can't imagine a bank ever being at the forefront of anything and I used to work in the innovation department of one. It was imaginable in the mid 90s to early 2000s, distant history at this point.

8ytecoder 5y ago

While the media has been reporting that Facebook has embraced wfh, the reality on the ground seems different. When I spoke to their recruiter, they seem to decide based on team, manager…etc. Even then they still expect you to be in office a few days a week. A non-starter for me.

benglish11 5y ago
I had a similar experience. Interviewed, did tech screen (and did well) and then was told they weren’t hiring remote for that position anymore, which sucked because I really aced that tech screen.

qbasic_forever 5y ago

Didn't Facebook announce they were making permanently remote an option? https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/09/facebook-says-all-employees-can-request-permanent-remote-work.html https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/09/facebook-says-all-employees-... I have a feeling things vary greatly based on the team and senior leadership. The sad reality is if you're the only remote person on a team you're going to have to really struggle to be seen and recognized as much as your peers.

passerby1 5y ago

Am I wrong or does PCI DSS require work from office for some software engineers?

rodgerd 5y ago
Not really. It does put a lot of rules around when something might become a tainted environment, so I would imagine it could be too easy to end up with your home network accidentally becoming part of the PCI scope if you weren't careful.

mbroncano 5y ago

I’m pretty sure that FB is quite the opposite.

cstejerean 5y ago

That doesn’t sound right for Facebook unless you happened to apply for some specific positions that require being in the office.