Another large firm reached out about a job paying 45-50k more, but I would be working 100% from home, except when I need to go to a meeting with head honchos. Their location is 2-3 hours from me.
I've never worked in a job 100% remote.
I wondered what people in similar experiences throughout their career have experienced?
Thank you.
Do you really like the working alone at home - obviously connected through modern communication apps and tools?
Do you have the ability and willingness to cultivate a local professional network that are not your co-workers?
Is the company willing to pay expenses for regular HQ visits, one week out of every 2 months so that you have some face-time with both colleagues and bosses?
Is the work itself - apart from the remote situation and more money, something that inspires or at least intrinsically interests you?
How much of a difference in your financial well-being is the combination of $45K more plus reduction in commute costs?
Success I think has more to do with the internal communications of the organization than anything else. I haven't observed any non-face-to-face issues that I haven't seen in an office. If anything the politics seems more denatured.