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Strangely enough, I can't find a remote job (EU). Since the pandemic started I had about 10 solid offers BUT they did bait-and-switch to 1-2 days a week on-site

by fer 5y ago

Strangely enough, I can't find a remote job (EU). Since the pandemic started I had about 10 solid offers BUT they did bait-and-switch to 1-2 days a week on-site, and I just find a PITA to move my family to get crumbs of remoteness. The ones I'm sure are fully remote tend to only like candidates who are 100% match, as the pool for remote is much bigger.

Simon_O_Rourke 5y ago
Similar happened to me with Stripe, an out of left field "by the way we need you in the office for 3/4 days per week when we return". Goodbye and good luck.
- throwaway2037 5y ago
  To throw shade (probably will get some down votes here!), I would have nodded my head in agreement... but keep your samurai sword close at hand. When they start to push you to return to office can use all sorts of stalling tactics. At worst, make up some crazy situation where you "need" to WFH due to elder-care/illness-care/single-parent-child-care. As long as you are highly productive, it will be hard for them to fire you. If they are especially horrible and pressure-cooker-like, start looking for your next role. Plus, you'll have Stripe on your CV!
  - iso1631 5y ago
    Or just get a better job, it's a workers market at the moment
PragmaticPulp 5y ago
> Strangely enough, I can't find a remote job (EU). If it’s any consolation, that’s not strange at all. Full remote jobs are actually very rare still, despite all of the headlines and comments suggesting that office work has been ended by COVID. In-office or partial in-office is still the norm for the vast majority of jobs.
sokoloff 5y ago
The latter point makes some sense and is a benefit often pitched to employers considering going remote. On the general search, “EU” might not be specific enough, as different countries in EU still have wildly differing employment policies, some of which are uncompetitive when an employer can easily choose to avoid them. The Netherlands and France are both “EU” but worlds apart in terms of employment policies.

by fer 5y ago

Simon_O_Rourke 5y ago

Similar happened to me with Stripe, an out of left field "by the way we need you in the office for 3/4 days per week when we return". Goodbye and good luck.

throwaway2037 5y ago
To throw shade (probably will get some down votes here!), I would have nodded my head in agreement... but keep your samurai sword close at hand. When they start to push you to return to office can use all sorts of stalling tactics. At worst, make up some crazy situation where you "need" to WFH due to elder-care/illness-care/single-parent-child-care. As long as you are highly productive, it will be hard for them to fire you. If they are especially horrible and pressure-cooker-like, start looking for your next role. Plus, you'll have Stripe on your CV!
- iso1631 5y ago
  Or just get a better job, it's a workers market at the moment

PragmaticPulp 5y ago

> Strangely enough, I can't find a remote job (EU). If it’s any consolation, that’s not strange at all. Full remote jobs are actually very rare still, despite all of the headlines and comments suggesting that office work has been ended by COVID. In-office or partial in-office is still the norm for the vast majority of jobs.

sokoloff 5y ago

The latter point makes some sense and is a benefit often pitched to employers considering going remote. On the general search, “EU” might not be specific enough, as different countries in EU still have wildly differing employment policies, some of which are uncompetitive when an employer can easily choose to avoid them. The Netherlands and France are both “EU” but worlds apart in terms of employment policies.