Yeah, I got a job as a dev at one of the UK's high street fashion retailers during the pandemic. Got a load of praise from directors n everyone else for implementing a proper development workflow within the department, as a junior.
After the pandemic we all got an RTO mandate and I found a new, fully remote, job within a month.
The director of the department I was in at the original employer told me she would not be ‘grassing’ on me for not going to the office but it didn’t sit right with me so I left.
After all that I made sure that my current contract has an addendum clearly stating I can:
1. Be fully remote
2. Work my hours whenever I want as long as my core responsibilities are met
3. Work from anywhere in the world.
I’ll be honest, it is great I have that not but it does make finding a new job a bit harder as I am not willing to sacrifice the freedom I’ve earned here.
After the pandemic we all got an RTO mandate and I found a new, fully remote, job within a month.
The director of the department I was in at the original employer told me she would not be ‘grassing’ on me for not going to the office but it didn’t sit right with me so I left.
After all that I made sure that my current contract has an addendum clearly stating I can:
1. Be fully remote
2. Work my hours whenever I want as long as my core responsibilities are met
3. Work from anywhere in the world.
I’ll be honest, it is great I have that not but it does make finding a new job a bit harder as I am not willing to sacrifice the freedom I’ve earned here.