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Thread: Did I fuk up leaving a fully remote job for a demanding hybrid pay paying 87% more?

post 10000235204 2 days ago, 07:35 PM
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Did I fuk up leaving a fully remote job for a demanding hybrid pay paying 87% more?

I had a remote job where I didn't do much and much less to do compared to current job, but that also brought some stress because the CEO would sometimes call us out on the team during conference calls saying what value are you high paid employees providing? CEO/co-founder of firm had a brash personality. I really enjoyed working only from home but I worried the stability of my employment at that firm but I could've milked it longer.

I landed a 2-3x per week in office hybrid job paying 87% more. I thought it would be my dream role and it's more prestigious too. But the work is quite hard, no relaxed days, and tons of more group collaborations required which I hate. I dread Sunday nights that I didn't have before while working remote jobs.
post 10000235207 2 days ago, 07:36 PM
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Fuck, not looking forward to the in-office day tomorrow with tons of meetings
post 10000235647 2 days ago, 05:39 AM
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I think you did just fine, sir.
post 10000235651 2 days ago, 05:42 AM
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Originally Posted By nevermadeit⏩
I had a remote job where I didn't do much and much less to do compared to current job, but that also brought some stress because the CEO would sometimes call us out on the team during conference calls saying what value are you high paid employees providing? CEO/co-founder of firm had a brash personality. I really enjoyed working only from home but I worried the stability of my employment at that firm but I could've milked it longer.

I landed a 2-3x per week in office hybrid job paying 87% more. I thought it would be my dream role and it's more prestigious too. But the work is quite hard, no relaxed days, and tons of more group collaborations required which I hate. I dread Sunday nights that I didn't have before while working remote jobs.
Ok cool.
post 10000235668 2 days ago, 06:07 AM
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Had the other company ever actually done layoffs to people recently?

If not it might have been an irrational fear born out of feeling like you didn’t contribute much and could easily be cut….. and I would say you fucked up if so.

If there had been actual layoffs though I’d say you did good to get out while you still could.


Just based on the pay increase though I doubt I would trade coasting for in office requirements and challenging work every day for 87% increase - unless you really needed the money. I’ve honestly saved enough that trade wouldn’t be worth it to me. I’d rather coast and spend the extra time on things I like doing.
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post 10000235678 2 days ago, 06:26 AM
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Why would you want a job? I’ve never had a proper job.
Oh Wow!
post 10000235712 2 days ago, 06:55 AM
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Originally Posted By TFcrew⏩
Why would you want a job? I’ve never had a proper job.
But your life is a living hell
post 10000235714 2 days ago, 06:58 AM
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Originally Posted By mattLondon4131302⏩
Ok cool.
This


OK cool
Good Poster Crew
post 10000235721 2 days ago, 07:09 AM
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87% pay bump comes with 87% more responsibility. Assuming you were making median income ($62,000+), a 87% raise puts you at $115,000. Once you break 6 figures its typical that people actually work. You hear about these cushy 6 figure jobs where its no stress and exactly 40 hours. That's for boomers who sat on their job for 20 years and slowly grew into that role. For the up and cooomers you gotta work for it. That's great pay if correct, you'll adapt over the next few weeks and it'll become baseline. Or you wont and you'll go bald and ruin relationships and blow through the money and have nothing to show for it expect a career in ashes and your health in the gutters. Good luck brah, most of us will make it!
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post 10000235723 2 days ago, 07:10 AM
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Money over everything, op
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Have fun and be yourself :-)
post 10000235724 2 days ago, 07:10 AM
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How much were you making remote?

I had to give up a low stress, fully remote position in 2022 at age 25 because I was only earning $35k/yr. Once Biden’s inflation hit, I started to fall underwater, could barely afford groceries and the best they could offer me was a 2.9% raise.

So I left for a job paying around $50k (at the time). It was RTO 5 days a week and I became a more miserable person than I’d ever been in my entire adult life.

But I really had no choice if I wanted to stay afloat.

Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. An 87% pay increase is phenomenal and you’re still hybrid? That sounds like a win boyo.
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