Work From Home (WFH) Thread

[jeebs9]

Quote: Originally Posted by LowerWolf

We've been told we're going back to the office in April. Not coincidentally, I'm currently interviewing for a similar position with a company that will allow me to work remote full-time.

I'm in a very similar situation. My company has had zero policy in place for returning. But they are trying to force me to return 5 days a week to an empty office. I've already voiced my frustrations. But it's time to brush up on my interview skills at this point.

[KSUowls]

Avoiding the political aspects of what is happening in Ukraine right now, I wonder if this might make some companies rethink their return to work strategy. Having millions of employees going into work whom could otherwise do their job from home creates unnecessary demand on oil supply. As gas prices continue to creep up (and supply potentially falls) then it's going to become more and more onerous for employees to get to and from work each day. For the employers, this could have far more adverse impacts on their business than paying the lease on an unused piece of real estate.

[pietasterp]

Quote: Originally Posted by KSUowls

Avoiding the political aspects of what is happening in Ukraine right now, I wonder if this might make some companies rethink their return to work strategy. Having millions of employees going into work whom could otherwise do their job from home creates unnecessary demand on oil supply. As gas prices continue to creep up (and supply potentially falls) then it's going to become more and more onerous for employees to get to and from work each day. For the employers, this could have far more adverse impacts on their business than paying the lease on an unused piece of real estate.

This is definitely a concern, I would imagine. I have recently heard some colleagues playing hardball about the commute when evaluating new job opportunities for this exact reason. And it is becoming more and more a legitimate issue - if you're looking at $70-80/week just to commute back-and-forth, that's starting to be noticeable in your wallet. And it's not like it's going to get better anytime soon.

[hardcor2]

I'm so excited to be transitioning to a new career where I will be WFH. I'm starting March 28. To be going from third shift in a factory to WFH will be a complete life changer for me and my family. The company is fully committed to people working from wherever they can be the most productive, whether its in the office (some people like the structure and scheduled nature) or at home. I've been looking to transition to this new field for the last year almost and finally landed a job and I absolutely can not wait!

[roadman]

My wife's large company is transitioning her, starting next week, to a hybrid situation for the rest of her employment at this company.

2 days in and 3 days WFH.

I think that is workable, including the recent spike in gas prices.

[LowerWolf]

Quote: Originally Posted by LowerWolf

We've been told we're going back to the office in April. Not coincidentally, I'm currently interviewing for a similar position with a company that will allow me to work remote full-time.

Accepted the new job Friday and turned in my notice today.

[Jolly Roger]

One thing that concerns me about the increase in fully remote jobs...if there start to be lots of positions where the company truly doesn't care where you are in the world, the number of applications is going to go up tremendously. Of course that will be offset by the fact that there are that many more jobs to apply to, but are we going to go from applying to 10 local jobs we have a 10% chance at getting to applying to 100 remote jobs we have a 1% chance of getting?

I don't work in a fully remote field so it probably won't be an issue for me, but it could be an issue for some.

[Majingir]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jolly Roger

One thing that concerns me about the increase in fully remote jobs...if there start to be lots of positions where the company truly doesn't care where you are in the world, the number of applications is going to go up tremendously. Of course that will be offset by the fact that there are that many more jobs to apply to, but are we going to go from applying to 10 local jobs we have a 10% chance at getting to applying to 100 remote jobs we have a 1% chance of getting? I don't work in a fully remote field so it probably won't be an issue for me, but it could be an issue for some.

Hopefully we can see government laws coming beforehand, but based on how things usually go, they'll wait until it's too late for the change to be effective.

If a company wants to be remote like that, a certain percentage of employees must be located within the country.