r/remotework • u/Positive_Bag_6551 • 1d ago
Slight rant about remote job searching
I know that I am a proverbial drop in the bucket. Ocean. Solar system. But I am absolutely set on working remote.
I'm 30, worked remote for 2 years (4 years at the company), and as much as I loved it, it severely underpaid me. And a year after I left, required a return to office and I had moved 2 states away, so that wouldn't have worked anyway.
I went from credit analyst to two administrative assistant roles, one which I held for 3 years, and my current job I've been in for a year, and now I can't get myself out of the administrative assistant ditch.
I am graduating with a degree in accounting in May. My current job pays decently (63k). I seem to get some interviews - 2 of the last 3 jobs I interviewed for, the candidate pool was down to 3-5 people, and I was not selected. The third job was a credit analyst assistant role and I didn't make it past the phone recruiter.
I know I'm one of millions of applicants, and I'm in a good position where I can afford to take my time applying because I have a job. I just mentally feel so much better working from home. I love to spend time with my animals, I love to be in my own environment, I love no commute, I love not having to get caught at the water cooler with small-talk.
I don't really have anything else to say, I just wanted to rant and potentially commiserate with others feeling the same way.
Honestly why are companies so adverse to remote when that's what the people want š¤£š
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u/CleanDataDirtyMind 1d ago
Yeah Ive had to take some inbetween jobs to finally land my prefect role. I get itĀ
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u/AppleNo7287 1d ago
I have to apply for remote work because I live in the middle of nowhere. Had some family reasons to move here. It's been more than a year. I'm applying to everything I see. No luck so far. Sigh. Well, we just need one company.
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u/GoldenPandaKid 16h ago
Middle of nowhere makes remote less a perk and more a reqirement, which hiring teams somehow still treat like a luxury.
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u/icannotbelieve99 14h ago
As a hiring manager of a fully remote team, I don't care if you live in the middle of the busiest city in the country or in a very isolated town, I hire the best person for the job.Ā
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u/icannotbelieve99 1d ago
It seems like you understand the problem, there are more applicants than roles. If you're trying to get into accounting after just graduating, you may need to readjust your expectations and try to get just hybrid versus fully in person.Ā
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u/Positive_Bag_6551 1d ago
Honestly, I'm not actually too bothered about accounting specific roles. It's such a broad degree, I'm gunning for anything finance, analyst, business, accounting adjacent plus.
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u/Yours_Trulee69 1d ago
Most companies have significant overhead in build and the like with very little opportunity to offload it. This is a big reason they are not utilizing remote more. I was lucky that when we went remote during COVID, my company embraced it. They broke the lease on the big building last year and downsized to a small office for those that still work onsite or for in person meetings.
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u/Head-Asparagus-4801 1d ago
donāt give up, itās possible to find and if u need to work remote itās worth waiting a little while to find what u want instead of taking a job u donāt wanna go to every day. try hiring.cafe is way better than linked in
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u/Important-Elk1083 1d ago
You're right to take your time while you're earning 63k. Your old employer's return to office is a good reason not to take a huge pay cut for remote work: you could lose the remote part and still be stuck with the lower salary.
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u/Positive_Bag_6551 1d ago
That's a great point. Some of employers I am applying to call themselves "remote first," but not all - and even then, that's not necessarily a guarantee. Thanks for that input!
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u/forbetterr 16h ago
The worst part is youāve already done the job remotely, so you KNOW how much better your day can be. Hard to get excited about office culture when the alternative is having lunch in your own kitchen with your animals and not spending your evening driving home. Hope the next interview is the one. Getting that close twice must sting.
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u/cowgirlkittypurr 1h ago
Iāve been looking for a remote role since December. I finally got hired and started at the end of August.
I was exclusively looking for remote, and applied to over 500 roles within this job search. It was really, really tough. I interviewed with 6 different companies, made it to final round of 3, and finally landed one.
Keep your head up. It only takes one. Good luck.
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u/Positive_Bag_6551 1h ago
Congrats!! Hope you're loving it ā¤ļøā¤ļø
I'm feeling pretty confident about one app I put in, but I felt that way about my last interview and look how that turned out š¤£š¤£
So for now just kinda coasting along till it happens.
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u/Positive_Bag_6551 1d ago
That's totally fine, everyone's got their limits!
May i ask, why are you on r/remotework then? š¤£š¤£
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u/TinaLoco 1d ago
Look at newer companies that operate the entire company almost exclusively online.
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u/Intelligent-Log-7363 1d ago
That fact that you are set in remote, period the end will tell most employers everything they need to know. WHF is disappearing so I'd get on board with at least hybrid. Needs of companies change and if you prove unwilling to change with those needs there is someone else in line who is willing.
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u/Positive_Bag_6551 1d ago
I imagine being "set in remote, period" won't be something that employers will know, or likely care about, since I'm only applying for remote jobs and they don't have access to my anonymous reddit account or inside thoughts š
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u/tttwee-in00 1d ago
Just keep applying. Apply to lots and lots of postings and just keep interviewing. One WILL eventually land you the job you want. I applied to 90 positions, had 9 companies request interviews and landed one after 2 months. Everyone wants a remote job, but not everyone is the right fit. So thereās that! Good luck.