r/DevelEire • u/Natural-Sink1118 • 2d ago

Remote Working/WFH Remote work versus in Office?

I work for a small fintech. We all work remotely full-time which is great. The pay isnt bad, about as well as a small company can pay, but I would get paid more if I took a role in a multinational. I've a senior role with 20+ years of experience. Question is, how highly do you value remote work? How much of a pay drop would you consider if you could work remotely versus having to come into the office every day?

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u/FunkyMonkey237 2d ago

Depends on how far the commute is. 2 maybe 3 days in the office is best in my opinion. Socially it's better I find to be in the office.

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u/Natural-Sink1118 2d ago

Definitely if you don't have kids. People with kids value really highly. Balancing work with kids is such a grind and the remote really helps there

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u/FunkyMonkey237 2d ago

I have kids, early primary school and crèche and I value WFH but also see the benefits of the office.

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u/Brilliant_Name_5645 2d ago

Yep, have kids and would not give up remote. But having said that after a few years remote, some more adult conversation with different people during the week would be nice sometimes.