DizzyLlama
DizzyLlama

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

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?
22mo ago
GoofyDonut
GoofyDonut
  1. Pretty good, no fixed timings (apart from daily meetings) so I can go play in the middle! Prefer my large screen desktop setup anyways over a laptop. Sundown is shutdown haha.

  2. Yes, a bit of open source contribution showoff, personal portfolio, few random tech blog articles. Found on angellist/wellfound (¾ places I’ve worked, applied there)

  3. Pros: Apart from the experience and WLB, could move away from busy city life to a society in the outskirts with all amenities, setup zones inside house — room work desk is separate from living room TV/PS area, etc. No commute is definitely a pro, can spend that time cooking healthy instead (theoretically at least, physically still a potato, getting there tho). Get bored in meetings? Turn that camera off and play a game!

Cons: maybe a bit bored sometimes, but otherwise, none!

  1. Definitely!
DizzyLlama
DizzyLlama
Atlys22mo

@potatomato That's awesome. Could you explain point 2(3/4 places you have worked,applied there? As in?)

GoofyDonut
GoofyDonut

This is my third job I got from wellfound/Angellist out of 4 I’ve had so far

DerpyPancake
DerpyPancake

I have a remote job, I've been working remotely since 2021 (only did internships in office before that, I've only worked remotely full time) Can't type a detailed answer right now, someone remind me to come back and answer this tomorrow

DizzyLlama
DizzyLlama
Atlys22mo

@JadeArgent , I'll tag you here to act as a reminder

CosmicPretzel
CosmicPretzel

@JadeArgent here’s your reminder!

JumpyWaffle
JumpyWaffle

I work remotely. I got lucky in finding a good opportunity I would say, as I have seen that very few companies have a remote first policy. Most of the companies that reach out on LinkedIn have a hybrid policy. Personally I kept applying by filtering remote roles on LinkedIn. Also few people reached out because of my experience. I had to keep hope and reject some good opportunities that were not remote. But, I have seen a few job boards recently which I have not tried. Google job boards would be a good place to look as well.

WobblyBanana
WobblyBanana

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DizzyLlama
DizzyLlama
Atlys22mo

@AliveYouth71 , could you explain a bit more on this?

WobblyBanana
WobblyBanana

I mean put your resume on that site and see the offers you get. Lot Of remote ones

SqueakyDumpling
SqueakyDumpling

I need a job quickly. I need help. Only the ones interested may Contact me on 98916 65205

WobblyPancake
WobblyPancake
Meta22mo

Been working remotely since 2018, can never imagine going to office again. Found jobs on angel list.

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