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I landed a remote job. Here are my anecdotal notes.

Reddit r/remotework·u/IronAegis·about 1 month ago
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I landed a remote job. Here are my anecdotal notes. Hi all! I recently landed a new job that's remote, and I thought it might be helpful to share my experience with submitting for jobs, interviews, etc. I work in financial services and have throughout most of my career (20 years now). I'd describe myself as an above average worker bee. I voluntarily left my last job because the company I worked for (Which touted their "remote first" philosophy during and after the pandemic) got a new CEO who decided immediately they didn't like remote workers at all. They had a slide in the presentation stating that RTO would be good for the company because in-office employees "generate more ideas." Not kidding. They tried their best persuade me to stay, bump my pay, etc. but staying remote wasn't on the table. The whole process to get a new job took about 4 months start to finish. I tailored my resume as best I could (I felt like a fish out of water after 14 years at the same firm) and applied to a few jobs a week.…

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