I have a $100k job posted that I got 10 resumes for. I had to keep it open for 3 months to get 10 resumes. Another $75k job was posted by my org, got 3 resumes. I’ve been hiring people for 15+ years and I normally get 20-50 applicants for jobs at various levels (very specialized field). Something is wrong.
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That is a big one. I work remote. I never want to go back in the office full-time. I'll go in for something big (it's a 10 hour drive so maybe once a year) but I value my home office. I put under 1,000 miles on my car last year. I put 15k on it the last time I actually worked in the office (contracting). That was more than a $3k raise in gas savings alone. Less stress, more productivity, TV is on streaming all day (either OAN or music), nobody coming up to my desk, and I wear a polo shirt, shorts, and slippers. You can see my shirt on my cam.
When I'm on team meetings I can hear all the noise in the background. I don't think I could stand it anymore in an office environment. My job can be done anywhere with good internet and a computer with plenty of monitors/screen space. I don't even take vacation until the end of the year - why should I? I'm already at home.
More employers should start to use that in negotiations. I've probably worked over 20 years from home when you count up a couple of different jobs I had. You will get employees. Obviously only certain jobs can work from home, but those are probably some of the harder ones to hire for since they are usually technical or specialized. Remote jobs also give the employer a MUCH bigger worker pool of talent to choose from since your next employee could be in a cabin in Montana, up in the mountains and off the grid, with starlink - or they could be right down the street.
Just my 2 cents.
I've worked from home for the past 14 years. I love it. When I have a few minutes, I can vacuum or throw in some laundry or even use the bathroom in private. I would never go back to an office. Gas, wear and tear on my car, time spent in traffic, all things that I don't have to worry about. It's truly life changing.
One big reason is that city mayors and councils are putting big pressure on companies to bring the workers back. Building leasings can come up and a lot of companies are like "Why do I need giant office space in the city when my workers are remote?"
It hits the restaurants, all the services that cater to the office workers, the transportation (trains, toll rolls ect) and it hits the state and city taxes hard when workers don't come to the office.
So there is big pressure to bring them back.
Management that thinks remote workers screw off all day is the reason. Granted, there are some people who just can't do it, but most people are more productive.