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DefaultSubsAreTerrib t1_jdv4o8m wrote

Back to work.

Remote work is wearing on me. The idea of spending the rest of my career on zoom calls just depresses me.

On the other hand when I search for software engineering jobs in Richmond I'm not very excited by what I find. (Go ahead and call me too picky; the fact is our tech industry is simply not as developed as other markets)

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lifegavemelemons t1_jdvcgbh wrote

I share your sentiment - while my employer is in Richmond my team over the years has been backfilled with people all over the place, so while I have an office to go to there isn’t a reason at all to go in. Maybe I’ll get reorg’d into a team that is colocated, but aside from CarMax and Koalifi I don’t know of any in person opportunities around here.

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WeetWoo97 t1_jdvba97 wrote

If it’s any help at all, there’s a coworking space in Church Hill that’s offering a free week of trial at their space on Jefferson Ave. Check it out! Co-Flow RVA

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DefaultSubsAreTerrib t1_jdvbjh8 wrote

Thank you. I'm a member at another co-working space, and I agree that it helps some to get out of the house. I hadn't heard of co-flow...

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WeetWoo97 t1_jdvbqkr wrote

Opened within the last year. Not the worst pricing plan I’ve ever seen, but then again, I’m working on a student budget. Might be worth checking out, even just for the change of scenery. Admittedly, I’ve never been so I’m not sure just how great it is (space, sound, etc), but I have yet to hear anything explicitly bad about it!

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DefaultSubsAreTerrib t1_jdvbzx8 wrote

I think it's cool that they offer discounts for those who pledge to walk or bike.

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raindeerpie t1_jdvuj9i wrote

how would they enforce that?

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DustySleeve t1_jdvx9hm wrote

on average, people dont like to lie. its an incentive numbers game with negligible impact to bottom line if they do it right. if budgeted like a kroger rewards card, profit accounts for every discount, even if you put in a fake phone number so theyre not tracking your spending profile associated with your collated id. moot point, no need to enforce, but the answer is passively and with shame most likely

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nRust t1_jdwdlnf wrote

Yeah there’s capital one and that’s about it isn’t it? I guess Truist? Can’t even think of any others, and with Capital ones’ tech layoffs recently I can’t imagine they’re too appealing

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ThisIsForReal t1_je1nfv5 wrote

Hmmm I'm a software dev and when I'm in the office 90 percent of my meetings are on zoom now, no matter that I'm in office or not, so not sure I see this getting much better if video conferencing is the problem.

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DefaultSubsAreTerrib t1_je22quh wrote

Sure, but sometimes you get to talk to at least some of your coworkers in person, right?

Maybe it's just because I'm new to this company, but it's driving me a little crazy that everyone is just a 2D image...

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ThisIsForReal t1_je24sel wrote

I mean sure I probably talk to the other devs in person like 10 minutes a day but our meetings? Still on zoom. Seeing end users in person? Maybe once every 6ish months when we have a project completion luncheon.

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raindeerpie t1_jdvufim wrote

so glad my office never went remote. customer visits are finally getting back to normal too.

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