This is the most practical way. Put in the time, become indispensable, then figure out an arrangement that meets you and your employers needs. I have had a few

This is the most practical way. Put in the time, become indispensable, then figure out an arrangement that meets you and your employers needs. I have had a few contract remote gigs and they always end in the employer going broke or me moving on once it becomes clear they are just going to burn their funding. The wisdom during the boom times was to job hop and maximize your compensation, now that we are in a more realistic slowed down economy building job security and comfort seem way more wise.