"She didn't have to. For her next role, Smith landed a remote, full-time marketing job that enabled her to travel the world. Her laptop lifestyle took her to Bali, where she lived and worked for a year-and-a-half. "Every day, I was riding my scooter through the rice fields and thinking, 'I love my life, this is amazing,'" she said. "And that feeling never fades. ... I feel so grateful for the freedom and flexibility.""
""Fully remote is very rare now in the U.S.," said Mark Ma, associate professor of business administration at the University of Pittsburgh. "It is getting much more difficult and you need to look for the smaller firms or medium-sized firms ... and those firms do not provide as competitive financial packages as the big firms, but they try to attract talent by providing more flexibility.""
Kate Smith left a draining 9-to-5 job and found a remote, full-time marketing role that enabled worldwide travel, including living and working in Bali for eighteen months. She describes daily joy, scooter rides through rice fields, and gratitude for freedom and flexibility. The pandemic accelerated a shift to working from home in 2020, allowing many people to avoid long commutes, meet children at bus stops, exercise more, and spend more time outdoors. After the pandemic, many large companies called employees back to offices, creating fierce competition for remaining remote roles. Fully remote positions are now rare, and smaller or mid-size firms often offer flexibility but less competitive pay. About 9% of paid U.S. LinkedIn job postings in July offered remote work.
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