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by vishalchandra 1504 days ago
Demand = Num of companies hiring remotely / wfh

Supply = Num of people in nearly same timezone interest in wfh

Currently supply >> demand, so if your company is embracing remote work, you need to now be good at your job when compared to a larger pool of people.

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> Currently supply >> demand

Is it, though? I guess we must clarify an industry, of course. But if we're talking about software engineering - the balance had surely changed, but I don't think it had tipped over, and especially for a "much greater than" (">>") sign.

If supply would start to outweigh demand, salaries would naturally plummet down. As far as I've heard talking to friends (for personal reasons, I've been not exploring any opportunities, being busy with some other matters, so I haven't really kept an eye on this), last year they rose up.

My current experience with hiring for remote positions says otherwise.