Re:Remote work is not necessarily a good thing for the worker
by BiggsHoson on Sunday July 26, 2020 @04:39PM
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>... I have plan B, plan C, and plan D ready to be put into action if I suddenly don’t have a career in software engineering, or I don’t want a career in software engineering.
I would like to read more about that if you would care to share more details. I cannot imagine a career in anything but software, but this year has me very low on contract work and some backup plans are something I am trying to devise.
Re:Remote work is not necessarily a good thing for the worker
by P_I_Staker on Monday July 27, 2020 @07:41AM
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Very skeptical of this. The reality is that most professions shut people out unless they have very specific backgrounds, otherwise you'd see service workers routinely jump to something higher paying. A degree may be enough to get more of a foot in door somewhere, but it's very tough. Chances are you wind up doing something highly undesirable, unless you manage to go the self-employed "entrepreneur" route.
Re:Remote work is not necessarily a good thing for the worker
by P_I_Staker on Monday July 27, 2020 @07:36AM
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WTF are you talking about? That's not how careers work. If this whole profession of mine doesn't work out, it's not like I can just pivot to something else. There is no plan B, C, or D other than start begging for any job I can get.
Re:Remote work is not necessarily a good thing for the worker
by partyboat1586 on Sunday July 26, 2020 @04:24PM
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What's your plan B?
It’s just good planning to have multiple potential forms of income. Programming might be the thing I do that can pay the highest, but I have plan B, plan C, and plan D ready to be put into action if I suddenly don’t have a career in software engineering, or I don’t want a career in software engineering.
Interestingly enough, having options also puts you in a stronger position when discussing salaries and benefits with your employer or perspective employer.