Springfield MO Tech

Submitted by OkDiscussion9395 t3_10luiwj in springfieldMO

Hey guys. For those who work in tech, where do you work, how do you like it? I am a second year .NET developer who would like to move into a bigger role in the near future. I prefer remote work, but not purely remote. I would like the ability to go into the office and work in office when desired. I am a strong skilled developer just looking for a new opportunity and curious where you guys work. I know a bunch of people are fully remote for companies outside of SPF but for those that are LOCAL, I would love to hear what you have to say. Or those that are full remote, if you transitioned from in person to remote, I would love to know how that transition went.

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kernelpanic789 t1_j5z29x7 wrote

No local companies that I can recommend.

Long story short, they're not large enough to pay competitively. So if you want to make half, yes half, of what someone else doing the same thing does for another company, then sure work local.

Shop local, work remote.

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dannyjbixby t1_j5zm6yl wrote

Not large enough. Lol. Jack Henry is a fortune 400 company and they STILL pay terribly. It’s not about size of company, it’s the greed.

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kernelpanic789 t1_j5zrszw wrote

I worked for JH for 10+ years. Trust me, we did not end on the greatest terms, mostly because of pay. They intentionally cut salaries for people living in Springfield. I hand picked a team of engineers below me and they hired them $30-50k/yr more because they lived in bigger cities. I was maxed out in their job grade. Literally couldnt be promoted anymore without going into management, and they said they couldn't pay me the same as the people 3 job grades lower than me with much less experience.

I wouldn't go back unless I absolutely had to.

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dannyjbixby t1_j5zs0ft wrote

Yep, I worked there as well for several years. Full agreed with your experience. It’s corporate hellscape that many people think is awesome because they are used to being treated even worse.

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lochlainn t1_j5zun4x wrote

I knew a project manager with the same problem.

JH is a shitty company.

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OkDiscussion9395 OP t1_j5z2idu wrote

I am a second year developer making around 85k local. Would I really be looking at more remote?

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kernelpanic789 t1_j5z4gad wrote

Honestly the idea of driving to an office again to sit in a shitty cubicle under fluorescent lights again... Oh hell no. The movie Office Space is real life, that's why it is so good.

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mysterybehindthepoop t1_j5zjlc9 wrote

I was just thinking this morning I feel just like Peter. I got chewed out for doing my job.

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Anima_EB t1_j5zuclh wrote

I work remote out of stl. This is the correct answer. I worked 2 weeks in the office before we went remote and it's been amazing ever since.

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kernelpanic789 t1_j5z3fue wrote

It think so. Definitely. The market has changed a lot since a year ago or so, but I think anyone with experience and a strong resume can make $100k+

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charliebatutis t1_j5z98yd wrote

Hello. I'm the IT director for Salon Service Group. We are a distribution/retailer of products for stylists and salons. We are full time in the office. While I we don't hire developers (just general specialists supporting IT operations) I spent 20 years working at McKesson Corp on Republic Rd. That office is now on the north side of town and named NetSmart. For me, I like being in the office most days but do I wish I had the flexibility to work remotely a day or two a week. Being a director means I need to connect with everyone in the company (especially my direct reports) but I definitely love time in my home office to work through detailed tasks and documentation. I believe my team would say the same about remote/hybrid work.

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Cloud_Disconnected t1_j5z88vj wrote

I can't tell you for the dev side, but I was in the same position, wanting to do a hybrid schedule because I like being in the office part of the time. I have about seven years of experience in implementations, sysadmin, and general IT.

Long story short, no one in Springfield would meet my salary expectation, so I'm moving. It took me about a month to find what I was looking for in another city, and that was after five, almost six months looking here. There aren't enough tech companies here for them to compete on wages. And as far as the local companies that are headquartered here and have their IT staff here... they don't exactly engage in wage-fixing, but, anything that is even remotely seen as poaching can get them blackballed pretty quickly.

As far as transitioning to full time remote, I mean we almost all did it 2020 didn't we? It works for some people, but not for others, and it pretty much comes down to your personality and work style. I'm pretty introverted, but it didn't work for me. I hit the wall with remote after about six months. Slack is great, but putting something out in the channel and waiting 20 minutes for people to get done playing with their dog or whatever gets old real quick.

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goldencrisp t1_j5zezuj wrote

The pay here for most jobs is ridiculously low compared to equivalent jobs in other cities. Small town wages with city living expenses and an exorbitant amount of crime. Only thing currently keeping us here is our friends.

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Aur3l1an0 t1_j603l1g wrote

I work for an SGF Co that offers hybrid and remote and needs developers, good work life balance and pays well imo. DM if interested.

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FryMastur t1_j61j6f5 wrote

Software Engineer working remote, would probably never consider working for a local company due to the abysmal wages. Jack Henry is a good bet if you’re .NET and looking local.

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cammykol t1_j5zrgmt wrote

I work as frontline desktop support here making about 27/hr. Not too bad.

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Nonstop-Tech t1_j63l7n8 wrote

I went from working local at one of the largest hospitals in the area to remote for a manufacturing company located in another state - Made a 50% increase in salary. It would be difficult to move back to local work because of this.

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