• jasona.work (12/1/2016)


    Rod at work (12/1/2016)


    jasona.work (12/1/2016)


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    But, you still have to consider, WHY would an employer hire someone from such an organization? The "image" of having a "board certified" programmer? Would that be worth the price premium over some self-taught 23 year old? Make it mandatory that companies hire people with the certification? That might work in some industries (anything having to do with government,) but programmers don't need to live where they work, so why not hire the guy in Japan or China or India or Canada or Lithuania instead, let them telework and pay them less than a certified person?

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    I beg to differ with you. As someone who works for the government I can say with confidence that department I work for will never allow anyone to work remotely. Therefore, you must live where you work for at least be able to get there by a very long daily commute. There are no exceptions.

    Actually, you slightly misunderstood me. I did indicate that Gov jobs could make it mandatory to hire people from an organization, it'd be private industry that could say "yeah, we'll hire this guy in {wherever} and let them work remotely."

    I too work in Gov, and while we can telework, it's only one day a week, the rest of the time you have to be in the office...

    I think I probably could've worded that paragraph a bit (lot) better...

    I do apologize for having misinterpreted what you said. Thank you for clarifying. 🙂

    Kindest Regards, Rod Connect with me on LinkedIn.