I’ve been looking for a new job as a software developer. The huge majority of job listings I see in my area are hybrid or remote. I just had an introductory phone call with Vizio (which didn’t specify the location type in the job listing). The recruiter told me that the job was fully on-site, which I told her was a deal breaker for me.

It makes me wonder how many other people back out after hearing that the job is on-site. And it makes me wonder why this wasn’t specified in the job description. I assume most people only want hybrid or remote jobs these days, right?

Anyways I was just wondering how many of you guys apply for on-site IT jobs? Hybrid is so much better, I don’t know why people would apply for on-site jobs unless they have no other options.

  • stoy@lemmy.zip
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    5 months ago

    IT guy here, I absolutely hate working from home, I want separation between my work life and my home life.

    I need that to change my brain from home mode to work mode.

    • oozynozh@lemm.ee
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      5 months ago

      Fellow IT guy here, I absolutely hate working from the office. Home life is my life and work life only matters to me insofar as it’s necessary to my home life.

      Anything taking my brain from home mode to work mode is an obstacle that should be avoided.

    • Gumus@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      I took up online tutoring and teaching programming for kids. It has great benefits:

      • It’s an hour or so after work, it has a fixed schedule so it forces me to clock out
      • it makes me focus hard so I completely forget about work
      • it pays for itself (not my corporate day-job rate, but I’m not doing it for free)
      • I can try out languages and tech I’d normally wouldn’t be able to in my day job, or I’d have to invest my free time gor a side project
      • I have a background in teaching… I like it, it’s fun and refreshing
      • I’ve helped many kids jump start their interest in programming even in families that know nothing about tech at all. I’ve helped a few of them to get accepted to the school they wanted to and pursue a career in programming

      All in all, teaching after work makes for a great hobby and a strong barrier for my day job so I don’t find myself working late anymore.

    • tobogganablaze@lemmus.orgEnglish
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      5 months ago

      Yep, totally this.

      I occationally have to fix stuff on the weekend and even than I’ll rather go to the office than doing it from home.

      Also I have different monitor/keyboard/mouse setups and I really don’t like working on my home setup.

    • tty5@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      For me that’s achieved by being 6 timezones ahead - I finish work, turn off my computer and go to sleep.