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Working: Find a company that won't micromanage you, and will trust you to get shit done. Applying: Same as any other job. Make sure to stress that you can mana
by whichdan 13y ago
Working: Find a company that won't micromanage you, and will trust you to get shit done.
Applying: Same as any other job. Make sure to stress that you can manage your own workload and communicate well.
Communication: Mainly Skype and email.
Salary: Same as any other job. Don't take a pay cut to work remotely -- you're still doing just as much work.
Time difference: Most companies have "core hours" where everyone needs to be available. They should be flexible otherwise, if you want to start later or earlier.
In terms of finding gigs, Careers.StackOverflow and WhoIsHiring will be your best bets.
- sdogruyol 13y agoHey thanks for the great points. But isn't salary relative to the location of the company?
- whichdan 13y agoIt depends. If the company is in SF, they'll either pay you an SF salary, or a salary relative to where you're working from (see Buffer's ad in WhoIsHiring). But more abstractly: don't take a salary you won't be happy with.
- sdogruyol 13y agoWhich one is better hourly or a normal salary?
- whichdan 13y agoWith hourly (as a contractor) your taxes will be more complicated, and you may get stuck with less benefits. Salaried, your income is more predictable, and generally works the same as it would if you were working "normally." It really depends whether you want to work remotely long term or short term.