Never went remote because my job very much requires me to be physically present. But I fully support those that can work from home; my commute was amazing at the height of lockdown.
Ya know, I have been asking myself that for two weeks now I have learned that over time I have completely lost sight of having passions, deep interests and stuff. I guess it's time to try to rediscover those things because it's hard to get out of bed in the morning.
I’m fully remote, in software development. It’s very helpful for me to be able to pick up my kids from school, and get back to work while they do homework. I used to have an elaborate system orchestrating pick-up and transportation to a daycare service.
Lots of small software companies have taken a remote-by-default approach the last few years. That means job openings are often not limited by geography. I’m working for a company that doesn’t have an office on my side of the continent. For companies that means they can throw a wide net to pick up people with very specific skills.
I think the downside is that mentorship becomes difficult. An all-remote company I worked for before the shutdown said they found it only works well for senior-level engineers or above. I learned a lot of what I know from the guy who used to sit next to me at my first job. I’m not sure if there’s a good replacement for that for new devs. There is still collaboration in my current job, but it’s limited by the friction of video calls, and timezone mismatches.
Still full-time remote. The traditionally California-based company I work for is now spread out across the US - not sure how they could even reel that back in.
Frankly it was a steal compared to what some of the places we missed out on went for. One place we looked at was listed at 419, we offered 610, and it sold for 731. It was a ~1000 square foot bungalow with a half finished basement.
Damn, what country are you in? I bought at the tail end of the 2008 crash. Things were still low but, coming back up. I think I’m at 4.5%
My friends parents bought in 2007 and keep making terrible financial decisions so they can’t refinance. If I understood right their interest rate is 15% or something INSANE.
Romania. We are in the EU but not in the €urozone. We still use the local currency. For the same amount in € the rate is 6.40%. Total ripoff compared to the Northern/Western parts of the EU which is why I didn't sign shit. They can go fuck themselves.
I have mostly transitioned to Ecosia (which uses Bing) for most of my searches. I got sick of irrelevant results and half the screen covered by Google asking me to log in.
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