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Hey Fishbowlers! I just received an off from Dell for a Technical Content Developer 2 position. Fully remote, 5% bonus, 10k sign on bonus, $76,500K base pay. I have 3 year of experience in technical writing. BS in Com and MS in Eng Management. Is the offer good for position and my experience?
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Same. As much as I love remote work, if I was just starting out, I'd tell myself to take an in-office role. The face time really does make a difference.
In office is great if your actual core team are all physically there and not just you sitting in the office while everyone else is remote.
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Started off in office and now I’m remote. I wouldn’t do it any other way.
I feel like I learned a huge amount from working around people when I was starting out. Had I been working remotely I can't imagine that could have been replicated. There really is a learning through osmosis factor that shouldn't be ignored. After a few years it may not matter if one is mostly remote or not, but in the early years of one's career working remotely would seem terribly isolating.
Also depends if you have family/ kids. Starting out def in person..
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I think it depends on how many other people are remote workers and mtg frequency. I was hybrid for the first 2 years of my career, and I constantly felt like I was missing on growth opportunities because nobody’s hybrid schedules lined up and meetings weren’t a big thing=no face-time with important people. Been in my current role for 2.5yrs now and, it’s more likely for someone in the department to be remote than not and the day to day is very meeting heavy= my manger’s manager’s manager knows me by name and what I do. I definitely feel I have much more growth opportunity in this position.
I would rather work from home due to being visually impaired. It’s much less stressful for me, and I don’t have to worry about being in the street. There’s nothing more tiring than a 2-3 hour commute on public transportation every day, to and from work. 4-6 hours a day plus a full work day is too much after 15 years. I asked my current employer to work remote (others in our department do) and was told it’s “unfair” to others that I would get to work remote. What kind of response is that? Being blind in one eye and losing vision in the other isn’t fair either.
I think there’s a lot of value in starting your career in-person, building experience and learning the ropes as well as building a network - maybe 4 days a week in office to give a little bit of flexibility. I think that the flexibility of remote and hybrid work is excellent for more mid-level and experienced professionals.
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I agree with that. The flexibility is great, but early on it’s so much harder to learn by osmosis and build relationships when you’re fully remote.
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I did 2 years in person and am now remote. I’m grateful I was in person at first, and even more grateful I’m remote now 😀