Anyone here work for a company remotely? O have been seeing too many scams for my comfort.
I would also like to know more tips from people who have experience with remote jobs, thank you ❤️
I worked remotely for three years. Big change in the last year is way more remote jobs are location specific, as opposed to being open to anyone in the US. There's also massive competition for anything remote. Workers still prefer remote work, but the number of remote jobs is on the decline.
I had a remote job when I was 8. I also was a wire hanger with tin foil technician. The hours and the pay sucked.
Oh, I'd love to know more about this, too!
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@UglyDuckling I thought of being a kid with older tvs too. Having to get up and fix the channel.
I have been with the same company for over 20 years and they pay me well and treat me well. The last 16 years have been remote.
I was going to tell a joke about being retired and working remotely, but none of them work.
@TheFunCartel what kind of company is it? And are they hiring
@Jits47 We are a small midsize company (70 employees) that is in the architectural industry. Currently not hiring because this year is on pace to be one of the worst years for new builds and remodels.
@stormydaycuddle I guess seeing that we may have something in common, after a fews years, is a good reset to a fresh starts 😏
My job is a hybrid in sales I can do both in person and remote . Insurance industry btw
If anyone is willing to share a company that they work remotely for that is hiring it would be greatly appreciated! All fields welcome! Thank you all so much!
@1984joe I agree it seems that everything is a scam nowadays. I work remotely but it’s my own thing seeing hypnotherapy clients. It’s tough to find a legit company. A lot of people that work remotely are doing it through a company they were already employed with before remote became a thing or either doing their own business.
I was in Portland, Oregon this past Monday finally seeing a design firm that specializes in offices and corporate buildings. It took me two months to put this meeting together because all the designers and the architect are working remotely. They failed to see the irony of office designers working remotely for companies having workers return to the office.
@1984joe If you're being hit with "I'm a recruiter for such and such company and I want to offer you $800 a day to manage our social media accounts" it's a scam. but remote jobs can be legit... sometimes stressful. I could be a remote worker for an online pharmacy but the work is a lot of the stuff I like least about being a pharmacy tech so I might as well walk my butt across the street and go the old-fashioned route
When they figure out remote construction work it’ll be robots building directly from models.
I do car service appointmenrs for dealers across the country. We had a building before, but after the Response To COVID, they sold the building and the job is remote now. I like it!
Just wait for bird flu (or whatever the next pandemic will be) and everyone will be working remotely.
I’m on the other end. I hired somebody here for a remote job. It’s been a bad experience. It’s too easy for someone to not get anything done in that environment. Texting all day, watching a movie, too many personal errands, etc. They got too comfortable with taking advantage of the situation and I’m having to cut them off. Some people do well with it. Others not so much.
@BroncosFan I hear you. My experience has been that if they screw around working remotely, they screw around in the office too. Some people just don't have a sense of responsibility.
The term "remote" is used in different ways, and they result in extremely different lifestyles.
Decide which of these scenarios fits your needs and wants...
1. 🌎 A job you can work from any location. 💻
Often digital nomads who travel when and where they want, for as long or short as they want. All they need is an internet connection (sometimes just wi-fi in a coffee shop), and often make their own hours. If they work for themselves, they can track expenses for taxes.
Great for single people, self-starters, introverts, people who don't need regular doctors appointments, the tech-savvy, the child-free, the petless, and the spontaneous.
2. ✈️ A job where you travel for work. 🚛
They travel when and where their company sends them, sometimes to the same locations, often not getting to spend weekends there before having to fly or drive back to the company, or on to the next job. Some control their own scheduling. Hotels and a meal stipend are provided. If long-term, housing at the assigned location is covered, and that scenario is often very lucrative.
Great for single people, independent spouses with Secure Attachment, social butterflies or loners, avid readers, people who enjoy driving, aren't afraid of flying, the petless, and those with a hands-on skill that may be in demand.
3. 🖥 A job where you work from home. 🧦
They live near their employer, sometimes starting off with in-person training at the company, or being required to attend regular staff meetings. They may need to purchase special equipment, be issued a company laptop, receive a phone bill stipend, etc. They may have a start time window rather than a hard schedule.
Great for people with younger kids or pets, caregivers of elderly parents, homebodies, those with a quiet in-home office space, good boundaries with work-life balance (i.e. not workaholics, lazy, or distractable), and people with social anxiety.
Knowing which type of remote job is right for you, filter through job postings carefully, as some advertise themselves like one kind but are actually another.
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Personally, I spent two years as #1, specifically a digital nomad, and it was the best time of my adult life. I began as a regular employee, then transitioned to working from home part of my week for several years, and eventually went full remote. I was then able to travel at-will; my job was entirely online, and I was given the freedom to work any hours I chose. I decided to keep the structure of an 8:00 to 5:00 in my "home" time zone, whether in New York to Santa Monica or anywhere in between.
I worked for a medical company, and therefore created my own hotspot for HIPAA reasons, unlike most nomads who slurp wi-fi at Starbucks and the like. My preferred "office" was any park with a water feature like a pond or lake, and I usually plugged into a pavilion power source and only needed a data signal. ⛲️🐢🔌 I could travel with the weather and if I wasn't stoked about a city or state, I'd move on. ⛅️ For those I liked, I'd stay weeks or months, using evenings and weekends to explore and adventure. 🌇 🎡 🐬 🎟 🔭 🌊 🌶 🐘 🎭
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I have friends and co-workers who do scenario #2, traveling for work. All but one hate it...constant flights, no free time in the destination cities, and for some of them, going to the same city again and again that they have no interest in. 🔄 They mostly work in repair fields for various tech or heavy machinery.
The one who loves the job doesn't travel regularly, but does the long-term assignment version. She is a doctor and follows the money, going to the highest-paying locations and raking in cash while making friends and dating. 🩺💃🏻
My boyfriend also had a previous co-worker who took a remote assignment on a Mediterranean island and let's just say it was off the charts lucrative. 🏝 But, like the doctor, obviously he was highly trained and skilled - in the engineering field, for that case.
Truck driving also obviously falls under this umbrella, as well as some other long-distance driving jobs for people I've met. 🚚 One guy worked for a company that sold art to hotels. 🖼
I have done #3, working from home part-time, and so have family and friends. It's had a split reaction. I loved it...as someone with social anxiety, it was a dream come true! 🤣 But most people I know hated it during Covid, and couldn't wait for things to get back to normal.
Some eventually did...other companies figured out that it's way cheaper to let their employees use their own electricity, bathrooms, and rented in-home office space, and toss them company equipment and cover their internet or phone bill, than to lease massive buildings that sit empty all night and all weekend.
Off the top of my head, some people I know who work(ed) from home are in: Human Resources, coding, website design, estimating, fraud detection, bookkeeping, software development, engineering, medical transcription, hairdressing, scheduling, and embalming. Okay, just kidding about that last one. 😅
Regardless, you've got to have the ability to switch into work mode despite the responsibilities around you. Some people simply cannot focus on work when there are dishes to be done, dogs wanting to cuddle, or kids needing more attention than anticipated. 🙈🙉
On the flipside, if you have a history of getting lost in work and being unable to stop, being unsupervised can be an unhealthy risk for workaholics.
People in my life also struggle with working from home due to the isolation. If you're an extrovert, this is not for you.
Lastly, they dislike this scenario because, in their words...they don't want to be at home with their families 24/7. 😬 They say they get cabin fever and very irritable being around their kids all summer, or working across the room from their spouse all day. They say they want space away from home life, with the social stimulation of other adults and colleagues, and being stuck at home feels suffocating for them.
Again, I loved working from home...but this is all just food for thought and I'm throwing out as much info as I can from my life and those of my family, friends, co-workers, and acquaintances.
Finally, beware of anything that sounds too good to be true. 🤔 Do your research on companies before ever submitting your info to them in an application. Utilize Glass Door, the Better Business Bureau, Reddit, etc.
Best of luck, peeps! 🫂
~ Sunset Snuggles
🫂 Enthusiast 🌄 Travel Junkie 📸 Shutter Bug
@BroncosFan Been there and fired that. Too many misunderstand that while they may work remote businesses still expect certain hours of operations to be devoted to them if they are paying you. I am so glad that I no longer have to babysit employees.
And there are endless variations to remote work. I can work from anywhere and do work from home and I travel. I make my own schedule for the most part based on projects and what works best for my clients. However, October through March I stay below the Mason-Dixon Line, and the other months I could be anywhere including Mexico, Canada or the Caribbean. It just depends. Yes, I am fortunate and I love my job. But many of the privileges I enjoy were earned from being with the company over 20 plus years and making them a lot of money.
I also know several people who hate their remote jobs because so many of them are entirely digital and many companies track phones, times you are on the computer, and even keystrokes. This is why who you work for matters more than where you work from.
@WriterGF ” I worked remotely for three years. Big change in the last year is way more remote jobs are location specific, as opposed to being open to anyone in the US.”
I think this is for tax purposes. A lot of companies that have remote workers want their workers to stay local to where their office is because 1) just in case you need to go into the office for any reason and 2) Companies are trying to avoid tax and filing obligations by having someone on their payroll working in a jurisdiction where they normally wouldn’t.
I'm in a hybrid space now. We went home when COVID hit but went to a hybrid setup just last year. I do miss the interactions with people on a daily basis in the at home days. Office days are different because the people that are expected in the office are from all over the company so I don't have direct "co workers" that I see. No one on my team works in my office. It's a weird setup but it is good to be around people in a work capacity again.
I think remote work is better for some jobs than others. When I worked in public accounting I worked from home largely my last year and it ended up sucking because of all the demands like billable hour requirements, etc. when in the past having camaraderie in the office is what helped me get through many long hours. I’ve been at my current job for over five years now mostly remote but it’s way more sustainable.
Does anyone here have one of these remote jobs that they wouldn't mind helping me get? I'm so desperate. If I don't get something sorted by thanksgiving I'm going to be homeless... 😕
Yes if anyone has any remote job suggestions I am also job searching! I live in Austin, Texas!
I work remotely for the past 10 years or so, i travel occasionally, we used to travel a bit more pre-covid, but still travel about 8-10 times a year to a client. I work specifically in software, and we do have offices although I don't live near one, but I'm still client facing so on a teams call about 3-4 days a week. There are definitely pros/cons to it, the flexibility is nice, and if you're an independent person it can be a good fit.