For context, I moved to Denver (where I am from) during 2020 from San Francisco. Everything was great until I was laid off. Considering moving back to a bigger city (SF, NYC or LA) because jobs in creative (Marketing, Design) seem to be in office. Anyone else witnessing this, or Read more
My husband and I work from home in the same room. We work with IT, so we have to hold meetings constantly. At my old company, I had admin access to the corporate machine and used Krisp, a very good software at reducing external noise and also voices from the Read more
My husband has been WFH since 2020. I also WFH. He just got an RTO mandate for 3 days a week to the closest office 1 hour away. The rest of his team works in an office 2 hours away. I think it’s so stupid and useless that they make Read more
I have to take two weeks off to recover from a surgery but still need to make money from home. What would you recommend? submitted by /u/Napalm_Nancy_Yeet [link] [comments]
I have to take a one hour Teams meeting while I’m on the road. Going to try to make do from inside my rental car. I need a place that’s completely quiet (ie not too much passing car noise) and has no chance of being disturbed/asked to move my car Read more
I work for a travel agency and recently, the expectations around availability have become a real issue. My employer now requires us to be available via Slack even on our days off. We’re told it’s not considered overtime (which, to be honest, doesn’t feel right), but we can “take off” Read more
Hi there! Probably quite a burn out question. But I still feel compelled to ask it. Maybe as a way to calm myself a bit. You see this is quite a personal matter. 337 days ago I made a promise that I will study everyday for the end goal which Read more
Just searching for some advice on how to get started on the digital nomad lifestyle. I’m in my 20s, and I haven’t travelled alone, so becoming a digital nomad is something I want to try out before actually settling down in the future. Currently, the plan is to go from Read more
Ah yes, the classic bait-and-switch: “Remote position” until you sign the contract, then it’s like “Surprise! One office day a week!” So now I’m mentally preparing to take an hour-long commute, just to sit in a room pretending I’m not thinking about how I could be in my pajamas instead. Read more
I’ve been in a full-time, permanent, 100% remote benefits role for two weeks. I just got offered a 12-month contract role that’s 100% in-office, pays 10% more, and gives me exposure to both compensation and benefits—which aligns better with my long-term goal of transitioning into total rewards. So far, I’ve Read more
