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Big point: Salary was not included in my initial contact email. That means only 5/50 companies even knew what I was looking for. "I expect to get paid $115K to

Big point: Salary was not included in my initial contact email. That means only 5/50 companies even knew what I was looking for. "I expect to get paid $115K to lead a team as a senior developer, but don't want to relocate in order to be with the team" I forgot to add, 50% of the positions I applied to gave salary range of 80-130K. Also, I state I am willing to relocate eventually. All the positions claimed to be open to telecommuting. I had no idea that telecommuting == less salary. I would be open to negotiating. "lead a team" Seems like people are assuming that b/c I have exp as a CTO that I want "control". Not the case at all. I applied to a "Sr. Developer" position with the idea that I would be working under a technical leader etc

MartinCron 15y ago
I state I am willing to relocate eventually. Even though the positions claim to be open to telecommuting, a lot of people (like myself) may have a strong bias for local talent. It's just profoundly easier overall.
- PthorStorm 15y ago
  Telecommuting is a lie. It is not easier than being local or even commuting more than an hour one-way, unless the weather is too bad to make it on a particular day. The biggest reason that telecommuting doesn't work is due to being part of the team. You really can't get to know the team without being in the same office with them. Maybe after you get to know the team, and how to communicate effectively with each of the members you could do it. I believe it is just a waste otherwise. However, if you are working as a lone developer on a project without a team, then it could work just fine. In that case, why are you hitching yourself to a single company though?
  - MartinCron 15y ago
    Telecommuting is a lie That's a bit stronger than the wording that I would use. But I totally see where you're coming from. There are organizations (such as WordPress) that seem to rely heavily on telecommuters successfully. I'm going to stand by "strong bias for local talent" :)

MartinCron 15y ago

I state I am willing to relocate eventually. Even though the positions claim to be open to telecommuting, a lot of people (like myself) may have a strong bias for local talent. It's just profoundly easier overall.

PthorStorm 15y ago
Telecommuting is a lie. It is not easier than being local or even commuting more than an hour one-way, unless the weather is too bad to make it on a particular day. The biggest reason that telecommuting doesn't work is due to being part of the team. You really can't get to know the team without being in the same office with them. Maybe after you get to know the team, and how to communicate effectively with each of the members you could do it. I believe it is just a waste otherwise. However, if you are working as a lone developer on a project without a team, then it could work just fine. In that case, why are you hitching yourself to a single company though?
- MartinCron 15y ago
  Telecommuting is a lie That's a bit stronger than the wording that I would use. But I totally see where you're coming from. There are organizations (such as WordPress) that seem to rely heavily on telecommuters successfully. I'm going to stand by "strong bias for local talent" :)