btw the dog is hilarious :D

I read a lot of headlines about how no one is doing remote work. I talked to an Amazon recruiter and she was very interested in getting me an interview until I told her I wasn’t going to relocate to Seattle. Then she bluntly told me all work was RTO.

Do you think it’s as bad as the media portrays or there’s still a few positions left to work? I still see a few remote positions on some company websites but I don’t know if they’re going to be snatched up. Personally I think it’s a damn shame

Let me know if you have any tips for cover letters! They are the hardest part of the job application easily!

are you in the center of 2 monitors? (slightly tilted so monitors look toward you)

or do you put one main monitor in front of you and put the other next it? so you dont move your head when looking at the main monitor in front of you?

Yep, my firm has announced mandatory RTO. My team has 10/16 who WFH and are no where near a firm office, so no RTO for them. If I were to RTO I would be the only person on this team/department in the office. No leadership, no subordinates, no directors etc in my “office” should I go into the office.

My boss is newer and I feel like she may be more by the book type. Should I change my address in my file and cross my fingers? Should I make my case as to why RTO for me is pointless?

getting a new job, arguing with hr etc are not options.

Thank you

Just about to graduate and I'm really worried about the rise of AI. I want to go into a field where I feel secure I won't be replaced by AI in a couple of years.

I'm interviewing for a remote data entry position that pays pretty well, and I can do the job based on it's description. Not to mention the customer service element.

All in all, this job is defnitely not something I'm passionate about, nor do I want to make a career out of it. What exactly should I say?

Perhaps the hiring managers are aware nobody for the most part, dreams of doing this job.

I was thinking of just saying that it's in an industry that I am curious about (I kinda am but not really), and I feel my skills would fit well.

Good day everyone. My wife works from a home office and consults patients on the phone all day. I would really like to try to make her work space more comfortable and tolerable throughout the day. What is something that you “can’t live without” in your home office setup? What are some recommendations? Thank you in advance!

I just got a promotion! I have been working part time with my 100% wfh job. it has been asynchronous and I have been able to pretty much work when I want. I have taken on extra responsibilities which opened up an opportunity for a full time position. The new position will be a m-f 8-5 which i am actually looking forward to because I really need a routine.

Until now, my set up has been a very simple cheap set up. I have a small chromebook and portable monitor on a rolling desk. I have a basic office chair. Now its time to upgrade everything. I am actually going to set up a dedicated office. I plan on spending the a good amount on a chair. I have a decent desk that I can use that is large enough for either a wide screen monitor or 2 monitors.

What I am wondering is if I should get an adjustable standing desk? Are they really worth it? I just dont want to spend money on something that isn't actually necessary. With the new position I will still have some flexibility. I can still take breaks and move around if I need to so its not like I will be stuck at my desk for 8 hours straight.

What else are some must haves for my work area?

So I’ve heard of mid life crisis but, I’ve started hearing about a quarter life crisis…
Is that a real thing? How does that consist of ? Have you ever been through it? And if so, how’d you go through it?

Hi I am 24 year old male is no university degree and no job I am trying to make money online but it seems that I cannot. I tried watching videos and YouTube on how to make money online and surveys and other things but nothing works. Is there a way to make money online easily? Of course I know I have to work, but what can I do online with no university degree only high school degree in which would pay me good money,

CEO announced RTO couple days ago. Posted an 8 minute long video on Slack. Said they want “most employees back in office most of the time”. I was only hired four weeks ago and am feeling extremely disappointed and a little lied to as I was hired for a fully remote position. Right now we are starting with one day a week but they said this would ramp up. They also admitted they have no end plan for what “most of the time” looks like. Anyone else been in this position and have any tips on how you handled it? My commute to the office will be about 2 1/2 hours total on public transport which is what I’m not looking forward to at all. Also my job is essentially call center work which really means I’m commuting to an office to sit on calls all day and still not talk to anyone.

When I accepted this job two years ago, the agreement was that I would need to go into the office once a month. That was manageable for me. My commute is about 1.5 hours each way, and on the way back (because of traffic) it can easily turn into 2 hours or more. But once a month? I could deal with that.

Fast forward to now. Yesterday we were told they’re considering requiring us to go into the office three times a week. It’s not officially decided yet, but if it’s being discussed at that level, I feel like there’s a very high probability it will happen.

The frustrating part is… there’s no real need for it. Almost everything we do can be done remotely. Even the clients we work with aren’t in our country. They’re abroad. So being physically in the office doesn’t really add value to the work itself.

For context, traffic in my country is terrible. Absolute chaos. What would be 3 days in the office would realistically mean 9–12 hours a week just sitting in traffic. That’s basically losing an entire day of my life every week just commuting.

Right now they already increased it from once a month to twice a month, which I can tolerate. It’s not ideal, but I can live with it. Three times a week, though? That would be impossible for me. It would seriously affect my quality of life.

I know sometimes this strategy is used to reduce headcount without firing people, but actually the company is doing great right now with earnings never seen before

I know the logical answer is “start looking for another job.” And I probably should. What worries me is how long that might take. The job market isn’t exactly easy, and I don’t know how much time I would realistically have before this becomes official.

I guess this is mostly a vent. Has anyone else dealt with a similar situation? Did it actually happen after they said they were “considering” it?

I'm assuming this is what the other one meant. The janitor and the CEO should both check all boxes, just at different levels.