If you're a trainee, I wouldn't recommend WFH at all. There are so many things you learn in the office that will help you later that won't be possible in WFH. You learn how to get work done, how to interact with people professionally, make connections, communicate better, control your anger, etc. This is all you don't learn in college.  
  
 I'd suggest going for a company with WFO and then eventually after 2-3 years, if you feel, you can switch to WFH. Asynchronous communication is not easy and you won't learn that much.

Software Engineer

DevOps Engineer

Edit : I'm talking about living in India and working for a company in the US for example.

Don’t work in other timezone when you are starting your career, it’s frustrating sometimes.  
 I’ve 4+ years of remote experience only.  
  
 You can work for close timezone company where they are active not like just do your work and get paid.

Do you work for indian organization or us(office located in us/fully remote)?

So I'm a trainee rn and have been thinking of making a switch (later, not immediately). I'm really drawn to the prospects remote jobs offer. But there's gotta be some fine print. I mean it can't be...

Welcome to Office Gossip's Private Community

So I'm a trainee rn and have been thinking of making a switch (later, not immediately). I'm really drawn to the prospects remote jobs offer. But there's gotta be some fine print. I mean it can't be the exactly the rosy picture techbros paint all the time.

So I want to know the stuff nobody really talks about in detail. Like how are you taxed : are there bands, etc. How is the work life balance like? Does working remotely full-time with people from all around the world feel the same as working in a multicultural office? Is it sustainable over a long period of time?

All of your opinions are appreciated :)

Remote work - the nitty-gritty.

Remote work - the nitty-gritty.- Grapevine

Need feedback from folks, who work remotely from India for companies outside India. 

How do you manage the timezone lapses? How do you manage being connected with the coworkers,  who are globally spread out?

Feedback on Remote-friendly companies

Program Manager

Welcome to Ask Grapeviners's Private Community

I was checking Harkirat Singh's content and loved the idea of working remotely from India for foreign companies. Variety of reasons - good pay, chill culture and wlb to name a few. 

What are some raw truths from those who are currently working remotely? Would be really helpful to make an informed decision.

Unfiltered truths about working remotely from India for a foreign company

Frontend Engineer

Welcome to Software Engineers's Private Community

Basically, I am interested in working for remote job. I have found far less resources and majorly all of them mention about open source contribution.

Anyone here who has gotten a remote job, can you explain the following-
1. How the experience has been?
2. How you got that job?
3. What are the pros/cons?
4. Would you recommend people to take it?

Folks who are working in remote jobs, can you explain in detail how you got it and how your experience has been

Consultant

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Question to bachelors working in a remote job from a metro like Bangalore, Delhi or Mumbai and not living with parents. 

How do you deal with not having people around you ?
Does it get lonely sometime ?
How do you manage your day and schedule around work in general ?

Context :-
I've got a job offer from an Indonesia based startup and they don't have an office in India. 
I've never worked a remote job, except COVID and I don't know if I should work from the metro or go back home?

Benefits of Metro :
You get to be around people who work similar jobs.

Benefits of home :
You save money and life is a little peaceful there.

Remote job in Non-Indian Company

Product Manager

Welcome to Product Managers's Private Community

I hope this post finds y'all well.

so I'm currently working as a SDET 2 in a product base startup and my total experience is 4 years and 10 months.
now I'm seeking a PM certification course from a reputed institute of India.

1) I want genuine opinions ( preferably from other PMs) as to whether it is the right move to switch from engineering to PM.
will it be worth the hassle ? 

2) also my current job is remote so are there decent remote PM opportunities or the role demands you to be in the office more 
( this Is an important factor) 

3) while making the switch would I have to compromise on the package since it's a role switch ? 
how much hike can I expect 
like I'm making X right now 20/30% on that ? 

would really appreciate genuine opinions.

SDET trying to become PM

Software Test - QA

Anyone here working remotely as a data engineer?  How did you do it ? 
Is it good or bad ? Whats your opinion? 
Really want to know more about this .

Remote work good or bad?

Data engineer

I recently got an offer from a US based company offering remote work. That makes it two offers, the other being completely from the office.  

I read online that remote jobs are not that great especially for freshers. What are your views on this?

And which one should I prefer? Remote job pays 40% less.

State of remote jobs in 2024

Just trying to understand how you landed your job and what skills helped you get it.
I see a lot of people getting remote gigs that pay well.

How do you land a full time direct employment vs a yearly contract? Are there are major cons for being in a contractual position?

Devs earning >50L and working remote

Lead Engineer

I graduated in May 2023 and joined a US-based remote startup as an SDE in September 2023. They don't have a physical office in India, so they hired me via Deel (https://www.deel.com/) as an independent contractor.

In the future, if I plan to make a switch, will I face any problems as all the documents state that I'm a contractor and not a full-time employee?

The full-time employees of the company also work remotely, so the experience I get is pretty much the same.

To add some more context, I participated in Google Summer of Code 2023 and received the offer to work full-time later. So it is an open source organization, and all the pull requests I make are publicly available on my GitHub profile, but I highly doubt that the HR team will consider that.

I really love working here, but if it'll create some difficulty in the future, then I might have to reconsider.

Help and suggestions would be really helpful.

Remote job right after college

Software Developer

Welcome to Business Roles's Private Community

Folks,

This is my first post. I wanted your input on switching my completely in-office job (mandatory 5 days in office with zero scope for WFH unless for emergencies). 

I’m looking for a remote-first company and willing to switch for 35-40% hike from my current CTC.

I’m holding another job offer currently (30%hike) - during the initial screening they offered me Hybrid but after interviews they stated it’s mandatory WFO. 

Can anyone advise how the markets are looking and what expectations I should hold on to while on the job hunt?  Any referrals in a remote-first organisation  would be much appreciated.

Location: Bangalore
Expectation: Remote or Hybrid but location needs to be in Mumbai.

Thanks folks for reading on till now!

Currently working for a Fintech - Need a remote job role

Project Manager

I am an engineer and have been working remotely since the pandemic started. Initially, it was great as I could save time by not commuting to office but now I feel like I am missing out on something.

I don't know what it is but I just feel like I need to be in an office environment to thrive. Maybe it's the social aspect or the structure of having set hours, but whatever it is, I can't seem to find the same level of motivation when working from home.

Anyone else feeling this way? Any tips on how to make remote work more productive and enjoyable?

100% remote work is not working for me

I personally feel that it is much better if we work from home because I don’t fucking care about work at all.

I am looking to join a Remote based QA Role and focus on health/finance/travel


So I have been looking for remote QA with tech Stack (Selenium, Java, Python,Maven, TestNG, Api Testing, Appium and SQL)opportunities so that I can invest more (No rent), focus on health (less travel time more gym time), and travel (planning 2 international trips this year).

For folks working remotely, please share your advice on how I can achieve this and if you guys have any suggestions for any of these topics, I am open for conversation. Thanks.

I am looking to join a Remote based QA Role and focus on health/finance/travel

I am being offered a role by a company that works remotely. Last time I worked too long at home, I developed severe anxiety issues cause I just stayed put inside home for wayy too long. I'm apprehensive about taking this offer due to the same reason. Is it good idea to take the offer since it's something I really want to get into but my health will also take a toll ig...

Thinking of joining a remote job. Need advice.

I recently got a job offer at a well-funded remote startup headquartered in the US as a DevOps engineer. They adjust the salary package to account for the country so I won't be earning in crores... but I wanted to ask people who are in remote positions as to how to negotiate a salary that will be rigid more or less,no options are there to negotiate till a super high margin (maybe 10% max).

For example, they are offering 33 LPA currently, does that put me in a higher tax bracket and can I negotiate for a lower compensation so that I can be put in a lower tax bracket, say I ask for 29 LPA and ask for a joining bonus (or HRA) or some restructuring to do that? 

I don't understand how taxes work in India especially with remote payments but I'm hoping someone can offer the right guidance and resources so that I can look into this in depth later on as well. This is my first ever job and I got it straight out of college, so I do not mind even if they are paying me less than their US counterparts. This salary is more than enough to survive in a tier 2 city (will be shifting back to live with my parents).

I don't have much investments right nos, just a couple of FDs and some equity + debt funds along with stocks (mostly banks + chemical companies here and there). I can look into ELSS funds and what not if that can save up some taxes. I am considering talking to a CA about this too.

(Note: not comfortable with naming it even if this is an anonymous platform because it has like a strength of 50 and I feel it is irrelevant to the discussion).

TIA!

Tax savings and salary question for remote jobs

Scrum Master

I work as a data scientist in a remote setting. I meet my team once a quarter. Here in Bangalore all my friends and my wife have work from office so I end up getting too lonely working from home. Also, this has shrinked my network compared to before. How are others in the city handling this? What forums, IRL places do you visit to counter this. Imho, This surely isn't great for long term career prospects.

Remote job folks: how do you network and how do you deal with loneliness

Look on the positive side. You have a job which is remote.

Data Scientist

So I have been looking for remote opportunities so that I can invest more (No rent), focus on health (less travel time more gym time), and travel (planning 2 international trips this year).

For folks working remotely, please share your advice on how I can achieve this and if you guys have any suggestions for any of these topics, I am open for conversation. Thanks.

Remote work - the nitty-gritty.

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