[ENGNR]

Anecdotally I saw a post on reddit about a senior SWE in the USA who was laid off and couldn't get any interviews, with their old job outsourced to eastern Europe. And then this month the people he hadn't even got a response back from started requesting he apply for their jobs. Only one data point but the market might be coming back.

[akrotkov]

Anecdotally in the past month or so, I've started seeing a large uptick in recruiter reach-outs. I had none for the past year (aside from directly reaching out), but there have been 4 cold contacts in the last couple of weeks alone now.

[tayo42]

I did a bunch of interviews, I was actually busy with them, earlier this summer. I just can pass the damn system design interview lol ugh

I think if your willing to go to the sf bay and work in an office there are lots of opportunities. Remote and high pay doesn't have alot of options.

[62951413]

20 miles to SF, 25 yoe (backend, data, basic frontend), been there done that and all I have got is this automated rejection email

[lisbbb]

Remote is career suicide anyways.

[silisili]

As a 20 year remote employee across multiple companies...in my experience, this is true depending on one's definition of career. If you want to advance high in the company, remote is going to stifle you unless the entire company is remote. And even then something as small as skipping an offsite or keeping your cam off will stifle you. Humans like connection, apparently.

My own career progress was much slower and topped out lower than (in my enlightened opinion) much less qualified folks in office.

That said, it's a tradeoff. I -still- wouldn't move to work in office knowing this. I value my family, time, and lifestyle I'm able to afford in a place I want to be more than making tons of money.

In another 10 or 20 years I'm half sure I'll run the numbers and regret that, but so far so good.

[janalsncm]

I have been promoted while working remote, so I disagree.

I don’t have 2 different 1 hour commute blocks on my calendar. While you’re fighting traffic, I’m working. While you’re rushing through your morning routine, I’m sitting at my computer catching up on slack. While you’re finding the meeting room, I’m reading the meeting prep material. While you’re getting distracted by Sales in your open office, I’m locked in, midway through a 2 hour coding session.

[BobbyTables2]

Did you actually get a promotion with pay increase?

Or did they give you a title and say, great job — now we have higher expectations of you!

[janalsncm]

It was a $50k salary bump.

What you’re talking about seems like an attempt to placate rather than reward.

[BobbyTables2]

Wow, congratulations! Thought that only happened in fairy tales!

[tayo42]

No other options though.

I did the sf thing and don't want to go back. Don't want to live in NYC or Seattle or commute over an hour from NYC suburbs.

[esseph]

Not remotely true.

[boredtofears]

How so?