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Nearly 40% of software engineers will only work remotely (2023)

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72 points jakey_bakey | 3 comments | 22 Oct 24 17:50 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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benterix ◴[22 Oct 24 18:09 UTC] No.41917002[source]▶
I see this power struggle in job applications. The companies who really want to hire talent will include a remote option. Those with a more constrained vision will insist on hybrid or even full RTO. As an applicant the first thing I do is to filter out the latter.
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tonymet ◴[22 Oct 24 18:13 UTC] No.41917047[source]▶
you're not going to convince companies by condescending to them.
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codr7 ◴[22 Oct 24 18:15 UTC] No.41917069[source]▶
But it's the truth, and companies that don't adapt will have to settle for the most desperate.
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1. tonymet ◴[22 Oct 24 18:44 UTC] No.41917366{3}[source]▶
some smart people find office collaboration more dynamic and effective
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2. Integrape ◴[22 Oct 24 19:45 UTC] No.41917966[source]▶
Some smart people will have to settle for the most desperate coworkers.
3. piva00 ◴[23 Oct 24 00:06 UTC] No.41920070[source]▶
And some smart people find working remotely more fulfilling and focused.

It's a matter of preference, over time the companies who do RTO will attract talent that prefers that, remote companies will attract other ones. There are smart people in both cohorts to be alienated if forced to do the other option so I don't get the argument. It's self-selecting if the options exist, the pandemic opened Pandora's Box.