Reply to: How to search for remote working contract opportunites?

[TheBA]

Untrue.
Some companies may prefer you in the office.
Some companies are happy for you to work from home. Some actually encourage it.

So true, there's also the official policy vs unofficial policy to consider. My client's (UK bank) general policy is 1 day but this week is have been told unofficially it's don't take the pee. Show your face every so often but wfh if it's appropriate

[VectraMan]

I've seen a few ads recently for remote working gigs.

Currently WFH but that was because I was working for someone that shutdown the office to save costs. Once in the past I had a long term gig where after 6 months I was able to negotiate the renewal with two days a week at home and I also worked for a startup that was WFH because nobody has sorted out an office yet.

So it can be done

[northernladuk]

Untrue.
Some companies may prefer you in the office.
Some companies are happy for you to work from home. Some actually encourage it.

Indeed but it's still very heavily weighed towards being in the office for now.

[WTFH]

... companies will always prefer you in the office so there has to be some incentive to them to let you do it. It's nicer to walk up to someone than to call them over the phone faceless.....

Untrue.
Some companies may prefer you in the office.
Some companies are happy for you to work from home. Some actually encourage it.

[SuperZ]

Yes, of course clients will try this. It's all part of the negotiation, but I think too many contractors start off with a lower rate for WFH

is what I really meant

So would I. A 25% cut for £0 cost of commuting, 0 hours lost of my life stuck in a car or on a train. I'd be happy with that, can't expect it both ways . Depends what you do I suppose but companies will always prefer you in the office so there has to be some incentive to them to let you do it. It's nicer to walk up to someone than to call them over the phone faceless.....

[fidot]

It is because customers realise that the cost of commuting to the workplace, which can sometimes be quite substantial, is part of the rate. No commute = no expenses for that so more room to negotiate.

The end result obviously carries the same value, but the customer realise that the rate is not only about value delivered, but also about costs to deliver the service.

Yes, of course clients will try this. It's all part of the negotiation, but I think too many contractors start off with a lower rate for WFH

is what I really meant

[m0n1k3r]

Yes, I don't really understand the mentality of reducing rate for WFH. The end product has the same value to the client irrespective of where it was developed. If anything, it's saving the client money on desk space etc so they ought to pay more!!

It is because customers realise that the cost of commuting to the workplace, which can sometimes be quite substantial, is part of the rate. No commute = no expenses for that so more room to negotiate.

The end result obviously carries the same value, but the customer realise that the rate is not only about value delivered, but also about costs to deliver the service.

[fidot]

Just about to hopefully quote for some, won't be for 30% less though (in UK).

Yes, I don't really understand the mentality of reducing rate for WFH. The end product has the same value to the client irrespective of where it was developed. If anything, it's saving the client money on desk space etc so they ought to pay more!!

[LondonManc]

I've worked purely remotely for one client (apart from a couple of end customer meetings).

There's nothing cut and dried about this situation; it's very much case by case. Even within a skillset, or a client for that matter, it can vary from project to project. If your end customer is in a different country, they won't care if you're doing a demo from the office or home. If they're upstairs, they'd rather you were in the same office (as face-to-face meetings have proven to be more effective).

I always assume that there's no WFH unless stated and anything else is a bonus. If it's a reasonable daily commute, I wouldn't really care either.

[MrMarkyMark]

Quite common to find such opportunities in Germany, but the hirers expect a ~30% rate cut for those working remotely.

A typical rate for an onsite software engineer is €77-80, depending on where the client is.

Just about to hopefully quote for some, won't be for 30% less though (in UK).

[m0n1k3r]

Has anyone found a decent recipe for searching the popular job bulletin boards for remote work jobs?

JobServe and JobSite tend to be location biased and fiddly to operate.

Ideas welcomed

Quite common to find such opportunities in Germany, but the hirers expect a ~30% rate cut for those working remotely.

A typical rate for an onsite software engineer is €77-80, depending on where the client is.

[rocktronAMP]

In the Jobserve you can put in the Keywork section the word remote, probably you can find it.

Does not work. No idea, how you managed to get the search working.

I put remote in the search box for "keyword"
I also ensured "location" was blank.

583 job supposedly. However, looking at the first 20 no mention of "remote working" or "working from home".

Sadly, Jobserve and Jobsite are designed for geographic searches. Are there alternative job bulletin boards for this sort of thing?

[TheBA]

WFH is probably one for the interview. You can ask the agent about the working arrangements, travel/WFH that sort of thing but they probably won't know and they're not going to be subtle about how they ask the client. Find out about the existing working practices, where the people your interacting with are based in the interview and then if it sounds favourable ask the question.

WFH is becoming far more prevalent across lots of sectors, especially for people working in change management. Everywhere I have worked has had a 'Agile working' strategy so I don't think it's too unreasonable to ask.

[MrMarkyMark]

Little bit disingenuous there.
As you are well aware, obviously, you got an infraction for the acronym. Not for the opinion. If it makes you feel any happier, you weren't the only one infracted over this

Not really as I stated that I thought that was the reason in my post. I didn't know an acronym could be considered an infraction.

As for some of your previous moderations, against me being a bit Iffy, I stand by that.

As I said, no sweat, let's leave it at that.

[NotAllThere]

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Wrong enough for an infraction, unfortunately, still not the first time NATs moderation has been "well suspect", as they used to say in Essex

Little bit disingenuous there.

Indeed. I used the true acronym

As you are well aware, obviously, you got an infraction for the acronym. Not for the opinion. If it makes you feel any happier, you weren't the only one infracted over this