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How to find the details of government telework?
I've been looking for jobs on USAJOBS, the Federal job site. They make a distinction between "remote" jobs and "telework", but the distinction is not clear to me.
I've read their ...
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remote work and mileage reimbursement [closed]
I interviewed for a position which is mostly remote work.
I live 2 hours away from the company site and I have a place to stay in between the site any my home whenever necessary.
I know I have to go ...
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Best way to ask for/about hybrid/remote work?
I'm curious what is the best way to ask for/about hybrid remote work when interviewing. I saw something somewhere that suggested asking what is the company's approach to remote/hybrid work but I can ...
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Remote work as a freelancer or with EOR. What are downsides for the employer?
It seems that to work for a company in (European) country A while living in a (European) country B, the two options that do not involve an excessive amount of bureaucratic complications are working as ...
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Trading remote work for salary reduction
In my previous question I asked what to do in my situation, where I have no previous experience and I want to turn an onsite job into a remote one.
I am in Europe, and in the country of the company, ...
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Remote Work for US-Based Candidates
What does it mean if a remote job description says that the candidate must be US-based ?
I am a US citizen and maintain a bank account in the US. Given this, if the company pays me in US dollars in my ...
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How to explain that I can work very remotely?
I'm planning on moving country but not company. While my employer has a presence in the country I intend to move to, that presence is not by my department and is a few hundred miles from where I will ...
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Remote worker relocating for spouse's new job. Can I ask for a cost of living increase with my employer?
My wife has recently been offered a new job in Denver that she wants to take due to salary increase, career advancement, etc. We currently live in a very low cost-of-living area comparatively (Memphis)...
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Can companies that hired for remote positions decide to go back to office? [closed]
With the pandemic, I've seen tons of vacancies from many Fortune 500 companies where the vacancy specifically says that the position will be permanently 100% remote (i.e.. they never have to go to the ...
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How do I best sell my request for continuing remote work, after working remotely out of state for the past 2 years?
I have been working out of state, living at my parents for the past two years, and am requesting remote as we are being asked to return back to the office. My employer has said it will be granted on ...
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For non-tech jobs, how important is facetime in the workplace for advancement if you are in a lower- or mid- level management position?
This has been something that’s been bugging me for awhile, and I wanted to get your guys’ opinion on it. Now that we are living in the post-COVID world (or hopefully soon once Omicron is done) with a ...
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Would showing a picture of group team video call, on the company's web profile, be a useful 'culture' image? [closed]
A couple things to get out of the way as caveats:
assuming that all employees signed consent, same as when photos are taken in an office.
assuming that a fully-distributed company, with no central ...
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Husband has a job offer, and we might move. How do I ask my manager for remote position?
My husband was offered a new job within his company, which would start in October. It means we are moving a few states away, but only if I can work remotely.
It’s not a job that he applied for but ...
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Is it possible to work as a remote junior developer?
I've been learning web development for a while and will soon start looking for a job. Unfortunately, opportunities are very scarce where I live, so I'll have to look elsewhere. So, I'm thinking about ...
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Can a company close their office location and compel remote work?
My company traditionally has required people in my position to work from an office. Home work was viewed as incompatible with my position.
Since COVID hit it, the company have actually been really ...
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How can I ask/negotiate to work permanently out of state in a way that both conveys urgency and preserves my option to stay if they say no?
Summary: I am a hard-to-replace employee who has been highly productive working remotely and would like to ask to be allowed to relocate to another state permanently (with ~6 visits a year to the ...
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Jobs with both Remote tag and city/state name [closed]
My question is what is the meaning when you see a job with both remote and state/city name tag. For example here is a sample job.
As you can see it says both Antwerp Metropolitan Area and Remote. ...
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Temporarily working remotely in a different state
Because of Covid the majority of my office has been working remotely since March. They are actually limiting the number of people that can come to the office to 25% of capacity, and you have to get ...
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Has anyone had any success in re-creating the office experience/environment remotely? [closed]
I'm interested to learn more about any software/platforms/tools that people have been using while remote working to try and re-create the office experience eg. using platforms for a virtual ...
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How can we effectively organise Q&A in a teleconference?
Due to COVID-19, the plenary meeting of our ICT department (30 people) will be on Skype.
How do we effectively organise the question and answer part?
What is the best online equivalent of raising ...
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How do you continue to engage and recruit new employees during the pandemic?
Our company believes that the pandemic will create new opportunities within certain industries and the workforce will re-organize in order to meet the new demand. We want to continue recruiting, so it ...
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Canceling my two week notice to go to a remote job
I gave my 2 week notice at my current employer who has been very good to me over the past several years. The work has gotten a little bit stale and boring but overall I like seeing people and going ...
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Regretting two week notice [closed]
I recently put in my two week notice at a company I've worked at for the better part of nine years as a digital marketer. The company has treated me well and provided learning opportunities. The work ...
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How to deal with a remote teammate who's not doing their job?
I currently work as a virtual assistant (VA) for a company abroad. There are three of us on the VA Team, and we are all accountable for one set of deliverables per day. Another thing that might be ...
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I'm working remote and company may want to change that
I joined this company around 1.5 months ago on a contract basis. They are mainly based in the USA but there are 2 other employees in the UK including me.
We have been working remotely and just ...
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How to find out if work location is flexible at potential company?
I'm starting the interview process with a company & position that I'm very interested in. However, for personal reasons it's extremely important to me that I should be able to work remotely ...
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Planning to move next year, wanting to stay with the current company
My partner wants to move back home (across the country) to be near her family, so I told her we could do so in the next year. I am currently a Lead engineer at a good company with a great salary, ...
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Can a U.K. worker work remotely in France for one month for a U.K. company?
I’m a U.K. resident working for a U.K. company. The company is based in Manchester but I work remotely in the south. I have a love for French culture and have lots of French friends (through ...
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Why do remote US companies require working in the US?
Many of the high-tech opportunities for remote work require that you are working in the US. Why?
I am a US citizen, and I lived in the US until I graduated university. I am now living abroad. I have ...
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Advocating for a freer "Remote Work" policy in the office
I'm currently working in a small software firm (~15 employees) as a leader of a two-person (including myself) algorithms team.
I'm a big advocate of the "Deep Work" mindset in a workplace, especially ...
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Can I get a job at remote job in phone service company with low english skill? [closed]
My english is on the level like watching movies and communicate on english-speaking internet communities, but I do not speak english on fluent level and don't have certifications.
Is it possible to ...
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How should this type of remote work environment be handled?
I work as a team lead for a small remote-working team. Last year, it had grown from 3 to 9 people and I am looking for advice on how to improve the effectivness of this team.
There is 9 team members ...
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