Would you take a $4,000 pay cut to be full time remote?
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Anonymous
| Don't know your situation, but in my own, I would in a heartbeat. My commute is ruining my life. |
Anonymous
| I would not. But I like to interact with people. I telecommuted for 2 years, and hated it. |
Anonymous
My answer, too! |
Anonymous
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Anonymous
| No. I wouldn't even take a raise to work remote. I work in part because I like the social interaction. |
Anonymous
| Absolutely. I spend that alone in work clothes, dry cleaning, lunches out... not to mention transportation and TIME, the most valuable resource of all! |
Anonymous
+1 No question. I'd do it. |
Anonymous
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Depends on too many factors.
For me, I turned down a 100% remote job for one where I'm in the office 4-days a week, and can work at home whenever I need to. I like getting out of the house and being around people. But, my commute is less than 30 minutes so that's not an issue. The remote job also had other issues -- it was across the country and would have required me to manage a staff with a 3-hr time difference. I'd been freelancing for the company and the time difference was regularly an issue when it came to scheduling meetings. I might have at least given it a try if it was on the east coast. |
Anonymous
+2 |
Anonymous
Simple answer: counter offer $8K more and settle in the middle 
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Anonymous
| F--- YES! 4k is not a lot to not have to commute, roll out of bed, and be able to get so many things done around the house - cooking, cleaning, errands. Man, this would be a dream! lol |
Anonymous
| Yes, but I'd save that much on gas, maintenance, and insurance alone. Not to mention fewer childcare hours needed, more time in the evenings to make a proper dinner. |
Anonymous
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One downside you need to think of is that it can be really hard to network when working from home, depending on what type of job you have. I work from home full time and I don't interact with people much (maybe 10 people on a regular basis) so I'm not getting to know other people in the company that can help me advance my career. It's been fine up until now but now that I'm looking to change positions, it's proving difficult.
That said, most days I'm so glad to not have to go into an office. |
Anonymous
| Full time remote isn't attractive to me. Half time maybe. Maybe. Too much out of sight out of mine. A friend went this route and was first laid off |
Anonymous
| Yes and I'd move overseas to a lower cost area and use my Spanish. |