I have been working remotely for 4 years now and I have worked with 4 different companies during that time. I have been W2 and internationally remote as well as 1099.
One of the big issues that doesn't get a lot of light is the mental health problems [0]. Every year or so, I see someone talk about it on Hacker News.
Things to look for in a remote job are if the company is "remote first". It is not fun if everyone else is in the office and you're not. I have had issues where I disagreed with a co-worker and they walked across the hall to talk to our boss without fairly conveying my arguments.
Another talking point for me is compensation. Many remote companies try to price you at your location. I interviewed with Gitlab 1.5 years ago. They wanted to pay me in Argentina pesos and 50% less than my coworkers in San Francisco. In the last 1.5 years, Argentina pesos have halved in value. If I agreed to those terms, my co-workers in SF would earn $125k/yr, I would of made $30k/yr for the same job.
I tell everyone: I am American and I will only be paid American rates in USD. If they want someone cheaper, they should keep spending their time looking.
Awesome Remote Job is also a really good resource [1].
I have been working remotely for 4 years now and I have worked with 4 different companies during that time. I have been W2 and internationally remote as well as 1099.
One of the big issues that doesn't get a lot of light is the mental health problems [0]. Every year or so, I see someone talk about it on Hacker News.
Things to look for in a remote job are if the company is "remote first". It is not fun if everyone else is in the office and you're not. I have had issues where I disagreed with a co-worker and they walked across the hall to talk to our boss without fairly conveying my arguments.
Another talking point for me is compensation. Many remote companies try to price you at your location. I interviewed with Gitlab 1.5 years ago. They wanted to pay me in Argentina pesos and 50% less than my coworkers in San Francisco. In the last 1.5 years, Argentina pesos have halved in value. If I agreed to those terms, my co-workers in SF would earn $125k/yr, I would of made $30k/yr for the same job.
I tell everyone: I am American and I will only be paid American rates in USD. If they want someone cheaper, they should keep spending their time looking.
Awesome Remote Job is also a really good resource [1].
[0] - hellogiggles.com/lifestyle/money-c...
[1] - github.com/lukasz-madon/awesome-re...
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I struggle with this on a day-to-day basis already. I'll definitely keep this in mind.
Also, thanks for the resources that github repo is awesome!