Job Listings Misrepresent Remote Work Policies
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Companies falsely advertise remote positions, only to reveal hybrid requirements post-application, wasting job seekers' time and creating a frustrating job search experience.
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I moved a few months ago so I’m starting to apply for jobs again. I moved to a rural area so am primarily looking remotely. It is NUTS how many of these are tagged as remote, but then it’s suddenly hybrid once you’ve applied. I have nothing against in person or hybrid but I’m not going to do a 7 hour commute. I don’t understand why companies are willing to waste their own time like that, let alone ours.
We can easily pay our bills with a couple minimum wage jobs so I’m not concerned, but I’m good at what I do and there’s no reason I can’t do my job remotely 100% of the time.
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- 206·Reddit commenter·1mo ago·reply
I interviewed for a job that said hybrid on the application. In the interview she said it’s 4 days required in office, 1 wfh. The kicker? I’d be the ONLY person on my team in the office because everyone else lived out of state and I was the only one that lived near the office. In what world does that make sense??
permalink ↗ - 135·Reddit commenter·1mo ago
I report these when I see them on LinkedIn. If it says remote at the top and then “ must live within 60 miles of _____” or “quarterly collaboration days” or “opportunity to work in-office as you want to facilitate the work” then you aren’t remote.
permalink ↗ - 84·Reddit commenter·1mo ago·reply
I had the opposite happen, applied to a job labelled in person, my manager was chill and like “it’s actually hybrid” then after 6 months I learned many people were just fully remote, so talked with my boss and he was like “yeah be fully remote just show up to the one in person meeting a month if you can”
permalink ↗ - 77·Reddit commenter·1mo ago·reply
I would argue having to come in for quarterly meetings only could still be counted as a remote job. I’ve had three remote jobs and they all required at some point coming into an office for a day or so.
permalink ↗ - 74·Reddit commenter·1mo ago
The biggest bait and switch I've seen with remote work is it'll be an IT help desk position "with some sales". People don't want to be sold to when I'm trying to fix the shit they already have that isn't working.
permalink ↗ - 62·Reddit commenter·1mo ago
My worst offender: —Applied for a job that was Remote —They let me know it was “remote, but live within 30 minutes of office”. I was 4 hours away… —Got a verbal offer over during the interview!! I offered to “commute” one week per month to the office… had friends in the area who would let me couch surf for the week… —Got the rejection email within 2 hours of the verbal offer. —They hired someone local at the low end of their budget (I was middle of the road). —followed on LI, they were fired within 2 weeks and the job was reposted a week after they started
permalink ↗ - 36·Reddit commenter·1mo ago
I noticed a lot of web scrapers repost not remote jobs as remote. Scammers trying to get your data. I always try to find the job on the company website before I apply. It will tell me if it's actually remote and sometimes if it's closed
permalink ↗ - 32·Reddit commenter·1mo ago
My company does the opposite. They post their job as ‘On-Site’ but were fully remote except for 1-2 days a year for an Accounting/Holiday meet-ups
permalink ↗ - 26·Reddit commenter·1mo ago
They are fishing for someone who is desperate enough to accept the bait and switch.
permalink ↗ - 23·Reddit commenter·1mo ago·reply
I’ve heard of this too. The say on site to cut the applicants down. I’d still be suspicious though…
permalink ↗ - 21·Reddit commenter·1mo ago·reply
Not all the time. Some US government contacts require all U.S. citizens. Also, my clients do not do well with offshoring. They would fire us immediately. But, our jobs can be done 100% remote.
permalink ↗ - 17·Reddit commenter·1mo ago
Tbh the only thing that keeps me remote it's that I live about 7 hours from the main office, I was hired in pandemic and they don't want to fire me yet for whatever reason there its.
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