Infamous_Yogurt2858 t1_j5oecat wrote
This is the elephant in the room with remote work I think a lot of people don't get. Even with fully remote positions, they generally need you to be able to turn up to a physical site when needed, even if that's once in a great while.
I personally know more than one person who took the "now I can live anywhere" thing seriously and now are stuck with more long haul business trips than they bargained for.
[deleted] t1_j5oxktr wrote
I mean, that's entirely subjective though. My company is letting me move to a state where there isn't an office.
9-11GaveMe5G t1_j5p2iq9 wrote
So either they determined they are never going to need you physically present, or expect that you understand you will need to travel out of state ~1 time a year.
[deleted] t1_j5pnbwk wrote
This is correct. We established that if I absolutely had to fly in that I would. But my whole team is based in Mexico so I don’t see that happening unless they’re all in Ohio for a week. Then I would.
OldsDiesel t1_j5p65bn wrote
They definitely DON'T need you to show up to a physical site.
Unless you are demoing some sort of niche physical tech (VR/AR being a big one) or perhaps something engineering related, you really don't need to show up at an office for anything...ever.
jmbirn t1_j5pv0t6 wrote
> They definitely DON'T need you to show up to a physical site.
And, when your employer disagrees with you on that (such as TikTok requiring employees to come in at least 2 days a week), sometimes you have to find another job that supports the kind of remote work you want to do.
In the end, I think the employers that support remote and hybrid work in the most flexible manner will end up better prepared to recruit and retain the best workers, but people need to be willing to get up and leave, even during a dip in the tech job market, if they are going to make sure they maintain their flexibility.
Infamous_Yogurt2858 t1_j5p6fo9 wrote
What they need from you is somewhat subjective and their prerogative as well as subject to change over time.
Perhaps I should have said require.
dvdvd77 t1_j5p0eka wrote
I definitely think this depends on industry and role. A lot of tech jobs don’t have any benefit to being in the same physical space. The “need” to have someone come in physically is more of an artificial need as opposed to an actual necessity
professor__doom t1_j5q1m9d wrote
>Even with fully remote positions, they generally need you to be able to turn up to a physical site when needed, even if that's once in a great while.
IIRC two brothers from Ohio solved that problem back in 1903.
Infamous_Yogurt2858 t1_j5sap51 wrote
Sure, if you want to be hopping on long-haul flights on a regular basis, often with short notice.
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