Stop saying “remote” if you need a specific timezone(ivanca.tumblr.com)
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Stop saying “remote” if you need a specific timezone
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False dichotomy. The choice is not between in-office and anywhere-in-the-world; there are many possibilities in between:
- Remote with occasional long-distance trips to the office (i.e., plane travel)
- Remote where one lives within driving distance of the office
- Remote with no office visits
- Remote with occasional long-distance trips to the office (i.e., plane travel)
- Remote where one lives within driving distance of the office
- Remote with no office visits
Employers and teams can choose to work synchronously which means timezones are important. Remote doesn't necessarily mean anywhere, anytime, anyhow.
So per your example, I can't actually specify Europe-Remote, because I don't care if you're in Colombia, Brazil, US, UK.. just works two hours overlap with US Eastern 9-5.
I understand your frustration. I just wanted to share an employer perspective. I don't have a great solution besides that we're always upfront in our job postings about the 6 hour timezone from US Eastern guideline.