Remote work
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This may have been discussed here before, so my apologies if I missed it. I did search on here before posting. Do any of you have experience or suggestions about finding remote work as a programmer? I’ve been a software engineer for a long time, and for a number of reasons, would prefer to take contracts or direct hire to work remotely. Do recruiters have any interest/clientele in matching us up with remote work jobs? What methods do you use to find remote work jobs (contract or direct hire)? Any interesting stories about remote work jobs you have had? Thanks in advance.
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This may have been discussed here before, so my apologies if I missed it. I did search on here before posting. Do any of you have experience or suggestions about finding remote work as a programmer? I’ve been a software engineer for a long time, and for a number of reasons, would prefer to take contracts or direct hire to work remotely. Do recruiters have any interest/clientele in matching us up with remote work jobs? What methods do you use to find remote work jobs (contract or direct hire)? Any interesting stories about remote work jobs you have had? Thanks in advance.
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This may have been discussed here before, so my apologies if I missed it. I did search on here before posting. Do any of you have experience or suggestions about finding remote work as a programmer? I’ve been a software engineer for a long time, and for a number of reasons, would prefer to take contracts or direct hire to work remotely. Do recruiters have any interest/clientele in matching us up with remote work jobs? What methods do you use to find remote work jobs (contract or direct hire)? Any interesting stories about remote work jobs you have had? Thanks in advance.
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"remote" as in far flung places ( @daveauld comes to mind) or off-site / work from home?
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For me, work from home. Others may be interested in remote “far flung” locations for jobs, though. Good point you made.
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"remote" as in far flung places ( @daveauld comes to mind) or off-site / work from home?
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Or remote as in 'TV Remote' ? Would coding something like TeamViewer be considered remote work?
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"remote" as in far flung places ( @daveauld comes to mind) or off-site / work from home?
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This may have been discussed here before, so my apologies if I missed it. I did search on here before posting. Do any of you have experience or suggestions about finding remote work as a programmer? I’ve been a software engineer for a long time, and for a number of reasons, would prefer to take contracts or direct hire to work remotely. Do recruiters have any interest/clientele in matching us up with remote work jobs? What methods do you use to find remote work jobs (contract or direct hire)? Any interesting stories about remote work jobs you have had? Thanks in advance.
I have not done real "remote work" but the last assignment meant three days work at home during the week and 2 days at location (45 km away ). I really enjoyed that as I had a lot less traffic stress in this godforsaken country ( Belgium ) of eternal traffic jams.
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This may have been discussed here before, so my apologies if I missed it. I did search on here before posting. Do any of you have experience or suggestions about finding remote work as a programmer? I’ve been a software engineer for a long time, and for a number of reasons, would prefer to take contracts or direct hire to work remotely. Do recruiters have any interest/clientele in matching us up with remote work jobs? What methods do you use to find remote work jobs (contract or direct hire)? Any interesting stories about remote work jobs you have had? Thanks in advance.
I guess I've lucked out and have a "regular" full-time job (not contract work) only, the company I work for doesn't really have an "office" so everybody works from home. It was presented to me as a perk, but as it turns out, I couldn't "go to the office" even if I wanted to. The boss did rent out a tiny office we can meet at, but that had more to do with him needing to get out of the house rather than needing a formal office place. Only the boss has an actual desk; the rest of the place is filled with old hardware, a conference table and a bunch of chairs. It doesn't even have a phone or internet (his laptop uses his smartphone's internet connection). All very minimalistic. Pros and cons are another discussion altogether, and I don't think that's what you were after. Suffice it to say that for me, it's been over 12 years, and I've never looked back. I'm hoping I can stretch this out until retirement.
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This may have been discussed here before, so my apologies if I missed it. I did search on here before posting. Do any of you have experience or suggestions about finding remote work as a programmer? I’ve been a software engineer for a long time, and for a number of reasons, would prefer to take contracts or direct hire to work remotely. Do recruiters have any interest/clientele in matching us up with remote work jobs? What methods do you use to find remote work jobs (contract or direct hire)? Any interesting stories about remote work jobs you have had? Thanks in advance.
MSBassSinger wrote:
Do any of you have experience or suggestions about finding remote work as a programmer?
I've found that finding remote work through job boards and recruiters is next to impossible. The exception might be Ruby on Rails and Python work because for some reason those languages are accompanied by a culture of "new tech" thinking. A few years ago I spent some time responding to remote work opportunities here: We Work Remotely: Remote jobs in design, programming, marketing and more[^] Nobody even had the courtesy to say, "thanks but no thanks." Now, except for the last 3 years, I've spent over 20 years working remotely. How? Basically knowing the right people (the decision making people!) or knowing people that know people. Getting someone to recommend you, particularly if they are an employee of a company, can really help get more than just your foot in the door and bend "no remote work" policies.
MSBassSinger wrote:
Do recruiters have any interest/clientele in matching us up with remote work jobs?
Pretty much, no. The main reason is that you are a completely unknown quantity to a company that is going through a recruiting agency. They want to see you warming a chair. Of course there are exceptions, but they are exceptionally hard to find, almost never in an established company, more likely in a small (20 employees or less) company where your specific talents are in desperate need.
MSBassSinger wrote:
What methods do you use to find remote work jobs (contract or direct hire)?
Friends in the industry and people I've worked for in the past.
MSBassSinger wrote:
Any interesting stories about remote work jobs you have had?
You bet. I've worked remotely for projects like satellite design software, end of life failure analysis of said satellites, boat yard management, adult entertainment club management, kiosks and ATM's for casinos, a website for tracking feedback for informational meetings for Black Mothers Breastfeeding Association in Detroit, in-flight entertainment systems, emergency services and record management, as well as pro bono website management for some non-profits that I am happy to donate my time to. Wh
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I often peruse the listings on StackOverflow jobs since there is an easy way to filter by remote: Remote Developer Jobs - Stack Overflow[^] Good luck
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I guess I've lucked out and have a "regular" full-time job (not contract work) only, the company I work for doesn't really have an "office" so everybody works from home. It was presented to me as a perk, but as it turns out, I couldn't "go to the office" even if I wanted to. The boss did rent out a tiny office we can meet at, but that had more to do with him needing to get out of the house rather than needing a formal office place. Only the boss has an actual desk; the rest of the place is filled with old hardware, a conference table and a bunch of chairs. It doesn't even have a phone or internet (his laptop uses his smartphone's internet connection). All very minimalistic. Pros and cons are another discussion altogether, and I don't think that's what you were after. Suffice it to say that for me, it's been over 12 years, and I've never looked back. I'm hoping I can stretch this out until retirement.
I got a remote job where you can go into the office if you want... but the office is in Utah and most the workers are spread across the US. We do go in to the office for a week once or twice a year, and if we happen to move there we could go in if we wanted to.
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I guess I've lucked out and have a "regular" full-time job (not contract work) only, the company I work for doesn't really have an "office" so everybody works from home. It was presented to me as a perk, but as it turns out, I couldn't "go to the office" even if I wanted to. The boss did rent out a tiny office we can meet at, but that had more to do with him needing to get out of the house rather than needing a formal office place. Only the boss has an actual desk; the rest of the place is filled with old hardware, a conference table and a bunch of chairs. It doesn't even have a phone or internet (his laptop uses his smartphone's internet connection). All very minimalistic. Pros and cons are another discussion altogether, and I don't think that's what you were after. Suffice it to say that for me, it's been over 12 years, and I've never looked back. I'm hoping I can stretch this out until retirement.
I have been working for 5 years from home for software company, as your case, our company has no offices, my boss lives in the US west coast, the sellers works from US East Coast, and I work from Central America. When we meet, is more entertainment meetings than jobs meetings, since all the stuff related with the company we do from our homes.:cool: The Pros is that I am able to go to the beach, my family enjoys the weather, pools and all the commodities, and I could work from the hotel room. We went a few trips in this way and after my job is done, I could enjoy with my family. I have a 3 yo son, I saw when he said his first words, he made his first steps, a lot of stuff that dads usually lose by being out working on a regular job. The Cons: Is that I never leave the office, even when I am out, or on our family time, I am always checking my f@#$ing phone, our clients or my boss calls me, so that is the hardest part. Other is benefits and vacation time. Is really hard to work for a US company as a consultant, since I work overseas, I don't have a employee contract, so I don't have medical assurance, dental or anything. Also I don't have Paid Days Off. On my country by law we have 2 weeks of PTO per year, plus Hollidays paid (Christmas, New year, Independence day, etc), even US holidays I have to work to get some $. On my case, the vacations are paid by me, not receiving any money.:~
rocking since last century.
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This may have been discussed here before, so my apologies if I missed it. I did search on here before posting. Do any of you have experience or suggestions about finding remote work as a programmer? I’ve been a software engineer for a long time, and for a number of reasons, would prefer to take contracts or direct hire to work remotely. Do recruiters have any interest/clientele in matching us up with remote work jobs? What methods do you use to find remote work jobs (contract or direct hire)? Any interesting stories about remote work jobs you have had? Thanks in advance.
Our country has very hot summers, so if I, very seldom, work from home, I really do miss the air conditioning of the office. Oh yes, and the free internet :laugh:
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