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> We have trouble finding good engineers to hire And then > while I might have been open to hiring a digital nomad in 2021, I’m not open to that anymore becau
by pm90 3y ago
> We have trouble finding good engineers to hire
And then
> while I might have been open to hiring a digital nomad in 2021, I’m not open to that anymore because there are more “normal” candidates out there who aren’t asking for special treatment or unrealistically high salaries.
Maybe these things are related.
“Normal” has changed. The engineers I know have moved away and are very happy with the flexibility of their new WFH lifestyle and the work life balance it provides. And they will refuse to work for organizations like yours that continue to hold regressive views on WFH.
- HDThoreaun 3y agoYea I think normal is back a lot more than you want to believe.
- pm90 3y agoOffice occupancy levels in SF beg to differ.
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- cj 3y ago> And they will refuse to work for organizations like yours that continue to hold regressive views on WFH. Which is 100% their right! (But don’t then go on tech forums complaining about how difficult it is to find a job) PS. My company is fully remote (and was remote pre-Covid) so I definitely don’t have “regressive” views on WFH. I rejected a candidate recently who said they wanted to work out of a van while driving the US. As a 100% remote company I’m cool with people working from different places occasionally, but at a minimum I want our employees to have a desk. I don’t want to hire someone for $150k who’s working from the back of a van. I might have hired them in 2021, but in 2024 not having a permanent residence to have an office in is a disqualification.
- ulfw 3y agoWhat an arbitrary limitation. So you don't hire on merit or what your candidate is able to deliver. You hire on desk space
- cj 3y agoI 100% acknowledge that there is likely someone out there who is an amazing “10x developer” that works out of a van. But, on average, not having a desk means lower productivity.