[Cialug] Programming telecommute

[Anonymous Employee]

Thank you everyone for the good advice and hints.

Unfortunately my current employer won't allow telecommuting.  Think I will
look for a recruiter and pursue things that way.

On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 9:14 PM, Anonymous Employee <
anonemployeeia at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the email.  Yeah I'm afraid it will be hard to find something
> that is telecommute only.
>
> On Sun, Nov 2, 2014 at 10:55 PM, <bofh at visi.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Private response.
>>
>> There are remote positions out there, but are difficult to find.  For
>> some reason, even as the business side moves more towards remote work, the
>> technical side is moving "in house".
>>
>> A friend did forward me an e-mail he received from a recruiter, I've
>> copied most of it below.  Recruiter contact with it. Good luck.
>>
>> ------
>>
>> Good Morning! I have 2 C#.NET opportunities that do not come up very
>> often. Both opportunities are based out of Marshfield, WI – but you get to
>> work from home 100% of the time. Please read the summary & requirements
>> below. Please let me know if you, or someone you know is interested. This
>> is a FT Permanent Opportunity Only.
>>
>> 1 Lead Web Developer
>> 1 Mid/Sr. Application Developer
>>
>> Company Info:
>>
>> My client began providing motor carrier service in 1962 with a single
>> truck; they now have over 2000.  They’ve been providing truckload
>> transportation and logistical services for over 50 years — Experience is
>> the Power of Red.
>>
>> Summary:
>>
>> Our client is already one of the most technologically advanced companies
>> in the trucking industry and they’re out to be #1 as well as the best place
>> to work in the state of Wisconsin.  They are offering a primarily remote
>> position, although you would be expected to be onsite for 1-2 days every 3
>> weeks to kick off your sprints and to participate in their team “Summits”,
>> where they offer team training as well as team building events (Curling,
>> Geocaching, Kickball are 3 recent outings). They are adding 2 developers to
>> their staff, a Lead Web Developer and a Mid or Senior Application
>> Developer.  For the Lead Web Developer position they are seeking a true
>> senior developer to come in and establish development architecture around
>> the web, to develop internal and external websites using JQuery, C#,
>> Asp.Net MVC, and to build out their mobile presence in Xamarin.  The
>> Application Developer they hire will be using the same technologies but be
>> working more on internal applications.
>>
>> Key Requirements:
>>
>> ·         C#, Asp.Net MVC, SQL Server, JQuery
>> ·         The maturity to be able to perform in a remote position
>> ·         Comfortable in a fast-paced Agile environment
>>
>> Seth Gouldin
>> Technical Recruiter
>> 612.359.4960
>>
>>
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>> On Tue, 21 Oct 2014 22:18:28 -0500
>>  Anonymous Employee <anonemployeeia at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > I'm considering a job change, and wondering what others
>> >in this group
>> > think.  I'd like to find a programming job that would
>> >allow me to
>> > telecommute most of the time.  Just not sure how easily
>> >that is found.
>> >
>> > Sorry for the anonymous email address, but I know some
>> >coworkers also
>> > subscribe to the list.  I have a good job where I'm at,
>> >and have been there
>> > for a little over 10 years.  Just would like to move the
>> >family away from
>> > the metro, and closer to family.
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