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Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring right now? by jchrisa on Monday March 23, 2020 @12:42PM (#22665763)
It means if you are hired to work in the SV office, you won't be expected to interview in person, or work in person until the crisis is resolved. The roles are not remote roles, but there's no going into the office at the moment.
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring right now? by brandall10 on Monday March 23, 2020 @12:56PM (#22665924)
Also for relocations, I think it might be worth clarifying whether or not the candidate is expected to move to the area prior to the role.

Right now I'm targeting a relo and have asked this of several of the 8 or so companies I'm in process with... while some have confirmed it is okay to remain in my current home, several are unsure.

The big difference would be a sooner start date but an idea that once office work can resume the candidate may be taking a week off for relocation.

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring right now? by ablekh on Monday March 23, 2020 @02:15PM (#22666923)
How do you define "the crisis is resolved"?
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring right now? by danesparza on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @06:31AM (#22673567)
I think we're ALL trying to work that one out.
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring right now? by ablekh on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @12:49PM (#22676198)
I strongly believe that work that could be done remotely MUST be done remotely until the coronavirus vaccine is developed and deployed (even if at the expense of some potential performance loss and/or corporate culture impact; though it is arguable, especially the performance aspect). Lifting off the remote option would IMO be a recipe for much more suffering due to a significant contribution to next waves of the virus spread.
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring right now? by Hello71 on Monday March 23, 2020 @01:02PM (#22666016)
so the answer to the second question is "yes, most likely"?
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring right now? by socksy on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @03:09AM (#22672713)
Not necessarily. Don't work at McKinsey, but don't they have a reputation for flying their workforce to the client sites Monday-Thursday, no matter where the engineer lives?
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring right now? by jchrisa on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @04:26PM (#22678617)
On my most recent project, we were mostly remote, but onsite for a couple of days a month, on the project before that, there was a dedicated floor at the client facility, staffed by a mix of client and Firm people Monday - Thursday. On Fridays most colleagues reconvene at the Firm's offices for internal meetings. Needless to say, we aren't traveling like that now.

I've always been remote so it's been interesting watching everyone transition.