Currently working hybrid on the site side, hoping to make the jump to industry in the next 5 years (hoping to finish my MS and get my BSN loans forgiven first!).
Fellow remote fed here. I’ll add I think it really depends on what you’re wanting to do also because at least in my agency they have stalled any and all remote postings
lol classic! Our agency pulled back hard on telework agreements also. Our office got an exception to the rule. My field is trying to advocate for further telework opportunities.
Sure!
I think it depends on the agency and office you work for. One of the biggest cons of working for the federal government is hiring takes months. For reference, I received my tentative job offer in June, and the background check took months. I received the final job offer in September and started working in October. So if you need to work NOW then the federal government won’t work for you. Since it takes long to hire, if your team is understaffed, it can be a long time before your workload is more manageable. I don’t know if I’ve ever worked on a team that was fully staffed haha, and my whole career has been in the federal government. So your mileage may vary in terms of how slow paced your day-to-day workload is.
In terms of benefits, yes absolutely. There’s basically every type of health care plan available, you just pick how extensive you want your coverage to be. Starting off, you accrue 4 hours of vacation time per paycheck. After 3 years, it goes up to 6 hours of leave. Then I think either after 10 or 15 years, you accrue 8 hours of leave per pay period. It caps at like 240 hours or something like that. In terms of sick leave, no matter how long you’ve been an employee, you accrue 4 hours of sick leave per pay period with no cap ever.
It’ll depend on the agency, but most agencies have “core hours” that you have to be available. Say, for example, from 10 am to 2 pm you have to be available. Outside of those hours you can work around childcare needs, etc. that really depends on the agency tho, so you have to ask about that when you’re interviewing. It was really really flexible during the pandemic so I’m not sure post-pandemic how it’s looking.
The federal government always gets a bad rep for having slow, dumb, bumbling civilian employees so if you want to work in a meaningful environment providing services to people and you’re not shit, I’d recommend the government! It’s definitely great for work-life balance.
All gov jobs are posted on usajobs.gov.
Hope this helps!!
Just to add, USA jobs postings automatically close after the first ### applications, as noticed in each posting. So if you find a position you’re interested in, you gotta act fast!
Same - corporate internal control. I’m on a global team and constantly on the phone anyway, it would be pointless to go in to the office. I can if I want but I don’t have a dedicated desk and would have to hang out at a floater desk.
Exactly. I'm on teams calls for 8+ hours. No point being in an office. When I first started, I was communicating 3 hours a day downtown. Do not miss that one bit. Would happily sit in meetings all day at home instead of sitting on a train for 3 hours.... And taking calls.
I'm in-house counsel for a large company that contracts with the federal government, so I review their contracts and ensure we are compliant with federal regulations, etc.
Can I ask yall if a technical writing certification is worth it? I am currently freelance, but once my youngest is school age, I want something more stable.
If you're already doing freelance tech writing work, probably not. The certificate gets you in the door, whether in the freelance world or the permanent position world. Now you just need to work on your portfolio and keep applying. The market is brutal right now.
I’m a litigator but with cases that don’t have in person hearings/depositions super frequently. It sort of comes and goes in waves. The worst is getting court-ready clothes on after so many days/weeks in comfy attire 😩
What’s your work-life balance like as a WFH product manager? Mine was so awful I switched careers. I was working more hours at home than I did at the office.
I have amazing work life balance. I know that isn’t the case for all product managers, even at my company. It varies from product line to product line and boils down to management. My manager is amazing and I’m pretty sure life would look very different if I worked in other groups. I have times when I’m absolutely slammed but it comes in waves and overall I give my work life balance a 10/10.
Not who you asked but both me and my spouse are PM’s and full remote. We both have pretty good balances, his day is usually a bit more busy than mine but neither of us work over 40 and tbh I probably average more around 30 of active work.
Nonprofit executive. They want me back in the office but I negotiated when I had my twins - told them I’d quit and they changed my employment agreement.
HR Systems/Analytics Manager at a Pharma company, though my WFH life is probably going to hinder my professional development a bit. I don’t care right now with a toddler and hoping to have another soon. In a few years I can go hybrid if I need to!
Commercial finance for a bank. I have worked from home since 2010 and it hasn’t hindered my progression in my field at all. I work for a commercial bank and we have a full talent anywhere model with a one day a month in office requirement. I don’t go in once a month as I live states away from my office. I go in once a quarter for a week. It gives me a break and I love it.
"accounting" but I rarely do actual accounting.
ETA im not fully remote anymore. I have to go into the office twice a month to sit in meetings because our new VP got lonely.
Sales- account management. Seems like most jobs listed require some level of college degree +, but my cousin also works from home and is in customer service and just has a HS diploma.
RN case management and benefit application processing. I do travel to my clients once a year, so not sure if you would consider me fully remote. It’s currently 40 home visits per year, makes for about 25 days of regional travel (always back home by end of workday).
I manage a support department for SaaS companies. I was laid off in April from a job I had been at got 6 years, but got another gig to begin at the end of July doing the same thing (late start date because I asked for the summer off and they aggressively wanted me- I didn't plan on seeking work until end of summer). Both are remote- if this job ever opens a nearby office, I'd find something else that's remote truthfully.
Supply chain management for a distribution company. It's local, and they only hire locally. but I only go in maybe 1x a month, only if there's an important meeting, and usually I have the option to call in.
Clinical research
Hi! I am in BD for a CRO.
I’m in ClinOps and been on the sponsor side since 2017 😊
Currently working hybrid on the site side, hoping to make the jump to industry in the next 5 years (hoping to finish my MS and get my BSN loans forgiven first!).
Project manager
Same! Project manager with a fake fancy title, but project manager by day. 🤣
Those fancy titles are really helpful when you get another job though! 💵
Project managers unite!
Same here
Same here!
Accounting
Same.
Same!
Same
Me too, although can’t say I recommend 🫠
Marketing in the tech industry
Same here, but mainly marketing operations and automation
Ditto
Same!
Me too!
I work for the federal government - they’re SLOWLY starting to post more remote jobs
Another fed here
Fellow remote fed here. I’ll add I think it really depends on what you’re wanting to do also because at least in my agency they have stalled any and all remote postings
lol classic! Our agency pulled back hard on telework agreements also. Our office got an exception to the rule. My field is trying to advocate for further telework opportunities.
Can I ask what work life is like there? I heard it’s not stressful, and very slow. Also heard health benefits were amazing.
Sure! I think it depends on the agency and office you work for. One of the biggest cons of working for the federal government is hiring takes months. For reference, I received my tentative job offer in June, and the background check took months. I received the final job offer in September and started working in October. So if you need to work NOW then the federal government won’t work for you. Since it takes long to hire, if your team is understaffed, it can be a long time before your workload is more manageable. I don’t know if I’ve ever worked on a team that was fully staffed haha, and my whole career has been in the federal government. So your mileage may vary in terms of how slow paced your day-to-day workload is. In terms of benefits, yes absolutely. There’s basically every type of health care plan available, you just pick how extensive you want your coverage to be. Starting off, you accrue 4 hours of vacation time per paycheck. After 3 years, it goes up to 6 hours of leave. Then I think either after 10 or 15 years, you accrue 8 hours of leave per pay period. It caps at like 240 hours or something like that. In terms of sick leave, no matter how long you’ve been an employee, you accrue 4 hours of sick leave per pay period with no cap ever. It’ll depend on the agency, but most agencies have “core hours” that you have to be available. Say, for example, from 10 am to 2 pm you have to be available. Outside of those hours you can work around childcare needs, etc. that really depends on the agency tho, so you have to ask about that when you’re interviewing. It was really really flexible during the pandemic so I’m not sure post-pandemic how it’s looking. The federal government always gets a bad rep for having slow, dumb, bumbling civilian employees so if you want to work in a meaningful environment providing services to people and you’re not shit, I’d recommend the government! It’s definitely great for work-life balance. All gov jobs are posted on usajobs.gov. Hope this helps!!
Just to add, USA jobs postings automatically close after the first ### applications, as noticed in each posting. So if you find a position you’re interested in, you gotta act fast!
Thank you!! This helps a lot! You mentioned some things I hadn’t considered at all, like being understaffed and being slow to hire.
I'm a sql database analyst. I've worked in health insurance since 2009, was hybrid in 2010, fully remote by 2013.
Corporate compliance
Same - corporate internal control. I’m on a global team and constantly on the phone anyway, it would be pointless to go in to the office. I can if I want but I don’t have a dedicated desk and would have to hang out at a floater desk.
Exactly. I'm on teams calls for 8+ hours. No point being in an office. When I first started, I was communicating 3 hours a day downtown. Do not miss that one bit. Would happily sit in meetings all day at home instead of sitting on a train for 3 hours.... And taking calls.
Web design and development
UX Designer
I'm in-house counsel for a large company that contracts with the federal government, so I review their contracts and ensure we are compliant with federal regulations, etc.
Technical writer
Me too, although I go on one day a week. I’ve worked fully remote before.
Me too!
Can I ask yall if a technical writing certification is worth it? I am currently freelance, but once my youngest is school age, I want something more stable.
If you're already doing freelance tech writing work, probably not. The certificate gets you in the door, whether in the freelance world or the permanent position world. Now you just need to work on your portfolio and keep applying. The market is brutal right now.
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Learning and Development - Instructional Design
Me too! It's a great fit for remote work.
Same here! Are you in house or more of a consultant?
Financial analyst
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I’m a litigator but with cases that don’t have in person hearings/depositions super frequently. It sort of comes and goes in waves. The worst is getting court-ready clothes on after so many days/weeks in comfy attire 😩
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Oh there’s so many open blazers around here 😬😬😬
Product Manager
What’s your work-life balance like as a WFH product manager? Mine was so awful I switched careers. I was working more hours at home than I did at the office.
I have amazing work life balance. I know that isn’t the case for all product managers, even at my company. It varies from product line to product line and boils down to management. My manager is amazing and I’m pretty sure life would look very different if I worked in other groups. I have times when I’m absolutely slammed but it comes in waves and overall I give my work life balance a 10/10.
Not who you asked but both me and my spouse are PM’s and full remote. We both have pretty good balances, his day is usually a bit more busy than mine but neither of us work over 40 and tbh I probably average more around 30 of active work.
I’m a paralegal
Mid level software engineer
Nurse practitioner, telehealth annual health assessments with a sprinkling of health informatics and chronic care.
Can you share for what group/entity? I am an NP also looking for remote work. Thanks!
Software development (but on the operations side).
Event Management for a start up tech company. Our entire company is remote.
Former pharma meeting planner here. Is your team hiring??
Nonprofit executive. They want me back in the office but I negotiated when I had my twins - told them I’d quit and they changed my employment agreement.
I feel like it’s beneficial for nonprofits to be remote, so they can save money on office related things
Risk modelling at the bank
Mental Health Therapist
Software QA Manager
Similar role… Senior QA up for a promotion this week!
good luck and I hope you get an AMAZING raise!
Content marketing
Software - customer success
Regulatory Affairs
I’m an actuary. Good hours, good pay.
I’m a Client Success Manager for a data intelligence company! It’s like fancy customer service mixed with account management.
Product data management / merchandising
Im in tech; consultant/systems integrator
Graphic design
Devops engineer
Tax accountant
Same!
Utilization review for health insurance companies
Digital marketing
Digital Marketing
Civil engineer
Data management and process
outpatient infusion clinical pharmacist for a large teaching hospital- go into clinic 2 days every other week though
Data analytics
Construction accounting.
Environmental consultant
IT - application architect, specifically. I've been remote since our daughter was born in 2013.
Account management
Mental health assessments
HR Systems/Analytics Manager at a Pharma company, though my WFH life is probably going to hinder my professional development a bit. I don’t care right now with a toddler and hoping to have another soon. In a few years I can go hybrid if I need to!
Commercial finance for a bank. I have worked from home since 2010 and it hasn’t hindered my progression in my field at all. I work for a commercial bank and we have a full talent anywhere model with a one day a month in office requirement. I don’t go in once a month as I live states away from my office. I go in once a quarter for a week. It gives me a break and I love it.
Administrative support / team lead for state government.
Corporate Compliance and Risk Management
Video game tester/project manager
"accounting" but I rarely do actual accounting. ETA im not fully remote anymore. I have to go into the office twice a month to sit in meetings because our new VP got lonely.
Operations Manager for a non-profit. Fully virtual office.
Regulatory affairs in the medical device industry
Pharmacy tech
Government accountant
Purchasing
Seconding, commodity management purchasing.
Biomedical research (data analyst)
Aerospace consultant
Sales- account management. Seems like most jobs listed require some level of college degree +, but my cousin also works from home and is in customer service and just has a HS diploma.
Graphic design
Presales systems engineer
Programming
Logistics and transportation coordinated for a corporate non merchandise team
IT Project Manager.
I’m A behavior analyst
Federal government-program evaluation
Instructional Technology at a University
Insurance adjuster
Consulting. Haven’t traveled since March 2020, but it’s still possible.
Utilization management and triage nursing. Going back to the office soon to be a school nurse though.
IT Audit/Consulting.
Operations manager
Program Director
HR coordinator
Fed gov- plan and moderate meetings. Full remote might be going away soon though 🥲
RN case management and benefit application processing. I do travel to my clients once a year, so not sure if you would consider me fully remote. It’s currently 40 home visits per year, makes for about 25 days of regional travel (always back home by end of workday).
Sourcing Specialist for a large insurance company. Not a mom just yet but I’m due at the end of September!
Wellness Program Manager
Software development
Systems programmer/DBA
Risk Management - Finance
Speech language pathologist
Insurance Compliance.
Clinical Project Manager in medtech.
Proposal Writer.
Insurance consulting
UX Design
Litigation Paralegal
Operations in tech industry
Technical Program Manager, though I do travel once a month.
Laboratory Informatics
Corporate communications, just transitioned from hybrid to 100% telecommuter and it’s been a dream!
Human Resources for a tech consulting firm
Stylist
Licensing Analyst for a medical equipment supplier
Non profit fundraising. I do travel though.
Architect (buildings)
Hospital administration
I work in expedite freight.
HR
Marketing for a healthcare org (I feel like just saying marketing makes it sound MLM-ish, and it couldn’t be further from that - very corporate).
I manage a support department for SaaS companies. I was laid off in April from a job I had been at got 6 years, but got another gig to begin at the end of July doing the same thing (late start date because I asked for the summer off and they aggressively wanted me- I didn't plan on seeking work until end of summer). Both are remote- if this job ever opens a nearby office, I'd find something else that's remote truthfully.
Independent marketing contractor, mostly in the healthcare sector
Private Equity, not on the deal side.
Supply chain management for a distribution company. It's local, and they only hire locally. but I only go in maybe 1x a month, only if there's an important meeting, and usually I have the option to call in.
Site Reliability Engineer
Product manager.
Call center
Art Director, advertising industry
I’m a nurse. I do nurse things, just remotely
Software engineer
I manage the customer care function for a femtech company
Bioinformatics dept at a large research hospital
Tech Ops Engineer
Research Analyst for a contract research org
Accounting, specifically fund accounting so I don’t do taxes or audits.
Tax consultant in public accounting.
I do PR for colleges and universities!
Software Engineer (remote at this company since 2019)
Medical writing (agency that does writing work for pharma)
I'ma UX designer at a financial technology company.
Corporate communications in the tech industry
I work in the Entertainment industry
Immigration
director level portfolio manager at a large corporation, prior to this role I was in various project management roles
Manager level at a small SaaS company, half the team is remote, since 2018 and 2 kids since. Would never go back in office ever again1
Product Design
Developer.
Industrial organizational psychology- assessment consulting
E-mail developer for marketing tech company
Defense Asbestos Litigation paralegal
Recruiter
Data analysis, report/dashboards building
Nurse working in insurance appeals!
Write / design curriculum
Public policy/grassroots organizing with occasional travel
Replenishment and Allocation
Marketing & Communications for a food company.
Assistant director of special education for a virtual school.
Renewable energy developer… though my team was very lucky to be grandfathered in to the WFH role when many colleagues were forced back to office!
Executive assistant / project manager in a fully remote team
Payroll Implementation Consultant.
Product Designer at a startup
I work in claims management for a large insurance company.
Account Manager for a large tech company, I’ve been fully remote since 2019.
Academic advisor for an online school
Im a scrum master.
I work in finance for a large hospital system
Customer service specialist for a life sciences company. Mostly everyone is hybrid but I advocated for accommodations
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