• Knoll0114@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    In my last year of uni now but I’d love to get remote work in the future. I’ve seen it totally change my mother’s lifestyle.

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      1 year ago

      It’s totally changed mine. Like many folks covid pushed us remote in 2020. Started getting back to the office vibes and changed jobs ~6 weeks ago to a fully-remote position making 50% more. It was a hard choice, I had been at my previous company for almost 2 decades. The roles are out there! Best of luck mate!!

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        1 year ago

        Thank you! Yeah my mum went from commuting 2 hours each way to being able to make exercise in the morning, cook good healthy food and spend more time with us than she has since she stopped being a SAHM 16 years ago. I don’t see why anyone would prioritise office interactions over that.

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      1 year ago

      I got a taste of it during a temp thing during the pandemic. It significantly improved my life. I got to see my kids more. Got to save a bunch of money not having to commute. I hope I can get back to something remote again in the future.

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        1 year ago

        That’s the dream! Don’t have kids yet but when I do I want to be around as much as possible. Plus, I don’t want to be stuck to the insane cost of living major cities have.

    • SpezCanLigmaBalls@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      After I graduated college I looked for specific remote work. With a remote job I was able to move halfway across the country and start fresh in a place I love