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Yep, here's some awesome perks of being remote too: 1. never knowing anyone on a personal level in the company (no matter how long you've been there) 2. being

Yep, here's some awesome perks of being remote too: 1. never knowing anyone on a personal level in the company (no matter how long you've been there) 2. being perceived as a sub-human disposable 'resource' 3. never being promoted 4. often hired as contractors without same benefits as employees offering people remote jobs is done as much for cutting costs as it is to access more talent. you don't have to spend as much money when they provide everything themselves.

surgical_fire 3y ago
I unironically upvoted you: > 1. never knowing anyone on a personal level in the company (no matter how long you've been there) Good. My relationship with my colleagues should be based on respect and professionalism. I don't need to know them on a personal level, nor do I want to. > 2. being perceived as a sub-human disposable 'resource' I worked for 15 years prior to the pandemic in office. All companies perceive you as "sub human disposable resource". Just wait for a market downturn, and you will see that I am right. The only answer to this is treat your employer as "disposable employment that you need to pay bills" > 3. never being promoted Being promoted is for fools. You get more money by job hopping into a higher salary every couple of years, more or less. > 4. often hired as contractors without same benefits as employees Never happened to me as a remote worker. But the daily rates for some contractors I know give me pause, and I wonder if I should pursue this instead.
- AnimalMuppet 3y ago
  Re 1: I'm a human, not just a worker. I don't need to go out for beers every week after work, but knowing my coworkers as humans is a nice bit of human contact... if they're not jerks or too messed up. (Otherwise, knowing my coworkers personally is a bit of human contact, but it's not nice...) Re 3: This works... for maybe the first 10 or 15 years. After that, switching too often can be a red flag, limiting your ability to land the better jobs.

surgical_fire 3y ago

I unironically upvoted you: > 1. never knowing anyone on a personal level in the company (no matter how long you've been there) Good. My relationship with my colleagues should be based on respect and professionalism. I don't need to know them on a personal level, nor do I want to. > 2. being perceived as a sub-human disposable 'resource' I worked for 15 years prior to the pandemic in office. All companies perceive you as "sub human disposable resource". Just wait for a market downturn, and you will see that I am right. The only answer to this is treat your employer as "disposable employment that you need to pay bills" > 3. never being promoted Being promoted is for fools. You get more money by job hopping into a higher salary every couple of years, more or less. > 4. often hired as contractors without same benefits as employees Never happened to me as a remote worker. But the daily rates for some contractors I know give me pause, and I wonder if I should pursue this instead.

AnimalMuppet 3y ago
Re 1: I'm a human, not just a worker. I don't need to go out for beers every week after work, but knowing my coworkers as humans is a nice bit of human contact... if they're not jerks or too messed up. (Otherwise, knowing my coworkers personally is a bit of human contact, but it's not nice...) Re 3: This works... for maybe the first 10 or 15 years. After that, switching too often can be a red flag, limiting your ability to land the better jobs.