As a programmer, would working remote full time hurt my career growth if I want to go back to office...
I was wondering how working remote could potentially hurt my career growth as a software developer. I found many good lessons from this discussion thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15994294
However, the discussions there seem to focus on working remotely for very long term and no plan to go back to the office environment, and what are good things to consider in such scenarios. Some of the important notes from there were to make sure one should continue growing professional networks by attending conferences or having a co-working space.
My question:
I worked in a regular company in the office settings for 4 years. In this role I served as a lead developer. I have an offer to work remotely. From this point of my career, if I work remotely for the next 2-4 years or so, and then let's say I wanted to apply for a large cooperation with office settings.
Assuming my technical skills are attractive and stand out among candidates, will my remote work history hurt my job searching? Would my application be rejected because my recent work is remote work despite the fact that I do have experience working in an office?
With 8 years of experience of my future self, I will be looking at senior developer positions which I expect will require some sort of leadership skills, and I am worried working remotely can be considered as a downside to this by large companies.
I am not interested in climbing the ladder toward management roles. I love my work as a developer. Even if I would have more experience I want to stay as a dev, and I hope to be a leader of a development unit but not much more responsibilities than that. My definition of career growth is getting paid more as a developer.
Thank you.
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I was wondering how working remote could potentially hurt my career growth as a software developer. I found many good lessons from this discussion thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15994294
However, the discussions there seem to focus on working remotely for very long term and no plan to go back to the office environment, and what are good things to consider in such scenarios. Some of the important notes from there were to make sure one should continue growing professional networks by attending conferences or having a co-working space.
My question:
I worked in a regular company in the office settings for 4 years. In this role I served as a lead developer. I have an offer to work remotely. From this point of my career, if I work remotely for the next 2-4 years or so, and then let's say I wanted to apply for a large cooperation with office settings.
Assuming my technical skills are attractive and stand out among candidates, will my remote work history hurt my job searching? Would my application be rejected because my recent work is remote work despite the fact that I do have experience working in an office?
With 8 years of experience of my future self, I will be looking at senior developer positions which I expect will require some sort of leadership skills, and I am worried working remotely can be considered as a downside to this by large companies.
I am not interested in climbing the ladder toward management roles. I love my work as a developer. Even if I would have more experience I want to stay as a dev, and I hope to be a leader of a development unit but not much more responsibilities than that. My definition of career growth is getting paid more as a developer.
Thank you.
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I was wondering how working remote could potentially hurt my career growth as a software developer. I found many good lessons from this discussion thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15994294
However, the discussions there seem to focus on working remotely for very long term and no plan to go back to the office environment, and what are good things to consider in such scenarios. Some of the important notes from there were to make sure one should continue growing professional networks by attending conferences or having a co-working space.
My question:
I worked in a regular company in the office settings for 4 years. In this role I served as a lead developer. I have an offer to work remotely. From this point of my career, if I work remotely for the next 2-4 years or so, and then let's say I wanted to apply for a large cooperation with office settings.
Assuming my technical skills are attractive and stand out among candidates, will my remote work history hurt my job searching? Would my application be rejected because my recent work is remote work despite the fact that I do have experience working in an office?
With 8 years of experience of my future self, I will be looking at senior developer positions which I expect will require some sort of leadership skills, and I am worried working remotely can be considered as a downside to this by large companies.
I am not interested in climbing the ladder toward management roles. I love my work as a developer. Even if I would have more experience I want to stay as a dev, and I hope to be a leader of a development unit but not much more responsibilities than that. My definition of career growth is getting paid more as a developer.
Thank you.
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I was wondering how working remote could potentially hurt my career growth as a software developer. I found many good lessons from this discussion thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15994294
However, the discussions there seem to focus on working remotely for very long term and no plan to go back to the office environment, and what are good things to consider in such scenarios. Some of the important notes from there were to make sure one should continue growing professional networks by attending conferences or having a co-working space.
My question:
I worked in a regular company in the office settings for 4 years. In this role I served as a lead developer. I have an offer to work remotely. From this point of my career, if I work remotely for the next 2-4 years or so, and then let's say I wanted to apply for a large cooperation with office settings.
Assuming my technical skills are attractive and stand out among candidates, will my remote work history hurt my job searching? Would my application be rejected because my recent work is remote work despite the fact that I do have experience working in an office?
With 8 years of experience of my future self, I will be looking at senior developer positions which I expect will require some sort of leadership skills, and I am worried working remotely can be considered as a downside to this by large companies.
I am not interested in climbing the ladder toward management roles. I love my work as a developer. Even if I would have more experience I want to stay as a dev, and I hope to be a leader of a development unit but not much more responsibilities than that. My definition of career growth is getting paid more as a developer.
Thank you.
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Not in my experience.
I am also a lead developer. I worked remotely for 5 years. A bit less than 2 years ago, that contract ended. I have not had any problem finding on-site jobs since.
answered 1 hour ago
Rupert MorrishRupert Morrish
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Different places are different. But my employer has hired people who had been telecommuting for years for positions that required going into the office, and I've been telecommuting for years but still get head hunters interested in me for on-site work. I'd make my own answer, but Rupert's answer is close enough to what I'd say, so I'm just commenting here to add my bit.
– Ed Grimm
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It might.The concern for managers and HR would be that, once you've had a taste of that kind of control and freedom over how you do your work, and, especially, if you've proven you can deliver the goods, that you would have difficulty adjusting to the somewhat arbitrary constraints of working a 9 to 5, with the daily commute to the office location.
Now, more and more people are working under those circumstances, and a lot of IT, particularly, is farmed out to contract or remote employees, so that should be less of an issue than it used to be, but people have fears or notions about things they can't directly control, sometimes.
Your best bet is to sell that you can work independently and without hand-holding, so this experience makes you more valuable, but then tell them you are motivated to get back into a more traditional setting because you like the interaction and being an active and participating member of successful teamwork. Then, if you can supply references from earlier positions who can attest to your reliability as an employee who can show up on time and work within a set structure, you can probably allay any strong fears they might have about you being a spirit too wild to tame in the office environment. Make sure it's what you want, though, because selling them on this version of you is only useful if you're sold on it too.
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I'd like to think that I'm living proof that you can. I worked remotely for nearly four years, and went on to get an in-office job for nearly twice the pay after that finished.
The key thing is not to let your skills stagnate. A remote working job is probably a bit of a dead end in itself - and you probably shouldn't expect any more work from the same company once the project you're on is deemed finished - but you'll have extra time on your hands that you can put into hobby projects, side gigs, part-time study, etc.
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Not in my experience.
I am also a lead developer. I worked remotely for 5 years. A bit less than 2 years ago, that contract ended. I have not had any problem finding on-site jobs since.
answered 1 hour ago
Rupert MorrishRupert Morrish
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Different places are different. But my employer has hired people who had been telecommuting for years for positions that required going into the office, and I've been telecommuting for years but still get head hunters interested in me for on-site work. I'd make my own answer, but Rupert's answer is close enough to what I'd say, so I'm just commenting here to add my bit.
– Ed Grimm
44 mins ago
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Not in my experience.
I am also a lead developer. I worked remotely for 5 years. A bit less than 2 years ago, that contract ended. I have not had any problem finding on-site jobs since.
answered 1 hour ago
Rupert MorrishRupert Morrish
33538
1
Different places are different. But my employer has hired people who had been telecommuting for years for positions that required going into the office, and I've been telecommuting for years but still get head hunters interested in me for on-site work. I'd make my own answer, but Rupert's answer is close enough to what I'd say, so I'm just commenting here to add my bit.
– Ed Grimm
44 mins ago
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Not in my experience.
I am also a lead developer. I worked remotely for 5 years. A bit less than 2 years ago, that contract ended. I have not had any problem finding on-site jobs since.
answered 1 hour ago
Rupert MorrishRupert Morrish
33538
Not in my experience.
I am also a lead developer. I worked remotely for 5 years. A bit less than 2 years ago, that contract ended. I have not had any problem finding on-site jobs since.
answered 1 hour ago
Rupert MorrishRupert Morrish
33538
answered 1 hour ago
Rupert MorrishRupert Morrish
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answered 1 hour ago
Rupert MorrishRupert Morrish
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answered 1 hour ago
Rupert MorrishRupert Morrish
33538
33538
1
Different places are different. But my employer has hired people who had been telecommuting for years for positions that required going into the office, and I've been telecommuting for years but still get head hunters interested in me for on-site work. I'd make my own answer, but Rupert's answer is close enough to what I'd say, so I'm just commenting here to add my bit.
– Ed Grimm
44 mins ago
add a comment |
1
Different places are different. But my employer has hired people who had been telecommuting for years for positions that required going into the office, and I've been telecommuting for years but still get head hunters interested in me for on-site work. I'd make my own answer, but Rupert's answer is close enough to what I'd say, so I'm just commenting here to add my bit.
– Ed Grimm
44 mins ago
1
1
Different places are different. But my employer has hired people who had been telecommuting for years for positions that required going into the office, and I've been telecommuting for years but still get head hunters interested in me for on-site work. I'd make my own answer, but Rupert's answer is close enough to what I'd say, so I'm just commenting here to add my bit.
– Ed Grimm
44 mins ago
Different places are different. But my employer has hired people who had been telecommuting for years for positions that required going into the office, and I've been telecommuting for years but still get head hunters interested in me for on-site work. I'd make my own answer, but Rupert's answer is close enough to what I'd say, so I'm just commenting here to add my bit.
– Ed Grimm
44 mins ago
add a comment |
It might.The concern for managers and HR would be that, once you've had a taste of that kind of control and freedom over how you do your work, and, especially, if you've proven you can deliver the goods, that you would have difficulty adjusting to the somewhat arbitrary constraints of working a 9 to 5, with the daily commute to the office location.
Now, more and more people are working under those circumstances, and a lot of IT, particularly, is farmed out to contract or remote employees, so that should be less of an issue than it used to be, but people have fears or notions about things they can't directly control, sometimes.
Your best bet is to sell that you can work independently and without hand-holding, so this experience makes you more valuable, but then tell them you are motivated to get back into a more traditional setting because you like the interaction and being an active and participating member of successful teamwork. Then, if you can supply references from earlier positions who can attest to your reliability as an employee who can show up on time and work within a set structure, you can probably allay any strong fears they might have about you being a spirit too wild to tame in the office environment. Make sure it's what you want, though, because selling them on this version of you is only useful if you're sold on it too.
answered 2 hours ago
PoloHoleSetPoloHoleSet
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It might.The concern for managers and HR would be that, once you've had a taste of that kind of control and freedom over how you do your work, and, especially, if you've proven you can deliver the goods, that you would have difficulty adjusting to the somewhat arbitrary constraints of working a 9 to 5, with the daily commute to the office location.
Now, more and more people are working under those circumstances, and a lot of IT, particularly, is farmed out to contract or remote employees, so that should be less of an issue than it used to be, but people have fears or notions about things they can't directly control, sometimes.
Your best bet is to sell that you can work independently and without hand-holding, so this experience makes you more valuable, but then tell them you are motivated to get back into a more traditional setting because you like the interaction and being an active and participating member of successful teamwork. Then, if you can supply references from earlier positions who can attest to your reliability as an employee who can show up on time and work within a set structure, you can probably allay any strong fears they might have about you being a spirit too wild to tame in the office environment. Make sure it's what you want, though, because selling them on this version of you is only useful if you're sold on it too.
answered 2 hours ago
PoloHoleSetPoloHoleSet
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It might.The concern for managers and HR would be that, once you've had a taste of that kind of control and freedom over how you do your work, and, especially, if you've proven you can deliver the goods, that you would have difficulty adjusting to the somewhat arbitrary constraints of working a 9 to 5, with the daily commute to the office location.
Now, more and more people are working under those circumstances, and a lot of IT, particularly, is farmed out to contract or remote employees, so that should be less of an issue than it used to be, but people have fears or notions about things they can't directly control, sometimes.
Your best bet is to sell that you can work independently and without hand-holding, so this experience makes you more valuable, but then tell them you are motivated to get back into a more traditional setting because you like the interaction and being an active and participating member of successful teamwork. Then, if you can supply references from earlier positions who can attest to your reliability as an employee who can show up on time and work within a set structure, you can probably allay any strong fears they might have about you being a spirit too wild to tame in the office environment. Make sure it's what you want, though, because selling them on this version of you is only useful if you're sold on it too.
answered 2 hours ago
PoloHoleSetPoloHoleSet
9,58561934
It might.The concern for managers and HR would be that, once you've had a taste of that kind of control and freedom over how you do your work, and, especially, if you've proven you can deliver the goods, that you would have difficulty adjusting to the somewhat arbitrary constraints of working a 9 to 5, with the daily commute to the office location.
Now, more and more people are working under those circumstances, and a lot of IT, particularly, is farmed out to contract or remote employees, so that should be less of an issue than it used to be, but people have fears or notions about things they can't directly control, sometimes.
Your best bet is to sell that you can work independently and without hand-holding, so this experience makes you more valuable, but then tell them you are motivated to get back into a more traditional setting because you like the interaction and being an active and participating member of successful teamwork. Then, if you can supply references from earlier positions who can attest to your reliability as an employee who can show up on time and work within a set structure, you can probably allay any strong fears they might have about you being a spirit too wild to tame in the office environment. Make sure it's what you want, though, because selling them on this version of you is only useful if you're sold on it too.
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PoloHoleSetPoloHoleSet
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PoloHoleSetPoloHoleSet
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PoloHoleSetPoloHoleSet
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I'd like to think that I'm living proof that you can. I worked remotely for nearly four years, and went on to get an in-office job for nearly twice the pay after that finished.
The key thing is not to let your skills stagnate. A remote working job is probably a bit of a dead end in itself - and you probably shouldn't expect any more work from the same company once the project you're on is deemed finished - but you'll have extra time on your hands that you can put into hobby projects, side gigs, part-time study, etc.
answered 1 hour ago
Matthew BarberMatthew Barber
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I'd like to think that I'm living proof that you can. I worked remotely for nearly four years, and went on to get an in-office job for nearly twice the pay after that finished.
The key thing is not to let your skills stagnate. A remote working job is probably a bit of a dead end in itself - and you probably shouldn't expect any more work from the same company once the project you're on is deemed finished - but you'll have extra time on your hands that you can put into hobby projects, side gigs, part-time study, etc.
answered 1 hour ago
Matthew BarberMatthew Barber
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I'd like to think that I'm living proof that you can. I worked remotely for nearly four years, and went on to get an in-office job for nearly twice the pay after that finished.
The key thing is not to let your skills stagnate. A remote working job is probably a bit of a dead end in itself - and you probably shouldn't expect any more work from the same company once the project you're on is deemed finished - but you'll have extra time on your hands that you can put into hobby projects, side gigs, part-time study, etc.
answered 1 hour ago
Matthew BarberMatthew Barber
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I'd like to think that I'm living proof that you can. I worked remotely for nearly four years, and went on to get an in-office job for nearly twice the pay after that finished.
The key thing is not to let your skills stagnate. A remote working job is probably a bit of a dead end in itself - and you probably shouldn't expect any more work from the same company once the project you're on is deemed finished - but you'll have extra time on your hands that you can put into hobby projects, side gigs, part-time study, etc.
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Matthew BarberMatthew Barber
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Matthew BarberMatthew Barber
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