Is it better to have some restrictions (with possible loopholes), or no restrictions?

I knew a project manager with the same problem.

JH is a shitty company.

i think it was him speaking to a media scrum at the capitol or maybe on the floor in response to the previous bill. it may have been someone at his office when i called about it. but i remember him talking about how he felt a secondary family member ban was going to far. ill see of i can find it but i have a life to live too.

i read his bill from the link provided by the hill and it says only immediate family members.

it doesnt specify any rules regarding a blind trust other than referencing another law, which is likely full of loopholes and that will need to be addressed too.

the point being this is a gesture in bad faith that im sure a lot of americans would support but its dead on arrival because he and other members make too much money off it, or their wall street friends who make a percentage on the trades wont make campaign donations. cant let that well dry up.

I work remote out of stl. This is the correct answer. I worked 2 weeks in the office before we went remote and it's been amazing ever since.

In person but local. Working for a manufacturing company

Yes, I agree. It soundly counterd the previous comment.

Yep, I worked there as well for several years. Full agreed with your experience. It’s corporate hellscape that many people think is awesome because they are used to being treated even worse.

I worked for JH for 10+ years. Trust me, we did not end on the greatest terms, mostly because of pay. They intentionally cut salaries for people living in Springfield. I hand picked a team of engineers below me and they hired them $30-50k/yr more because they lived in bigger cities. I was maxed out in their job grade. Literally couldnt be promoted anymore without going into management, and they said they couldn't pay me the same as the people 3 job grades lower than me with much less experience.

I wouldn't go back unless I absolutely had to.

In person? Remote?

I work as frontline desktop support here making about 27/hr. Not too bad.

Not large enough. Lol. Jack Henry is a fortune 400 company and they STILL pay terribly. It’s not about size of company, it’s the greed.

>career level

What do you mean by this?

> which pays 30k-50k…

There are developers (IC, not management) making >100k at Springfield software jobs.

I was just thinking this morning I feel just like Peter. I got chewed out for doing my job.

The pay here for most jobs is ridiculously low compared to equivalent jobs in other cities. Small town wages with city living expenses and an exorbitant amount of crime. Only thing currently keeping us here is our friends.

You wouldn’t think if you’re not directly involved, but it’s pretty solid!

Lived in STL for 7 years and relocated back to Springfield a few years ago while still working remotely for a company there.

If you're living in a larger city, you will miss things like good grocery stores, restaurants, and other attractions that larger cities bring. Real estate is cheaper when you compare what you are actually getting for your money.

I personally wouldn't count on finding a local job if you are planning to get laid off. Springfield has substantially less jobs compared to metros like KC/STL.

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Where did you hear that from?

Rather not say because it's a smaller company and I am sure people there browse this sub.

Thats good at least, im more on an administrative career path so i wasnt sure in regards to software dev jobs. Springfield doesnt really seem like an area that those would be plentiful.

Hello. I'm the IT director for Salon Service Group. We are a distribution/retailer of products for stylists and salons. We are full time in the office. While I we don't hire developers (just general specialists supporting IT operations) I spent 20 years working at McKesson Corp on Republic Rd. That office is now on the north side of town and named NetSmart. For me, I like being in the office most days but do I wish I had the flexibility to work remotely a day or two a week. Being a director means I need to connect with everyone in the company (especially my direct reports) but I definitely love time in my home office to work through detailed tasks and documentation. I believe my team would say the same about remote/hybrid work.

severance is the new office space

Where did you go to find the remote work?

I can't tell you for the dev side, but I was in the same position, wanting to do a hybrid schedule because I like being in the office part of the time. I have about seven years of experience in implementations, sysadmin, and general IT.

Long story short, no one in Springfield would meet my salary expectation, so I'm moving. It took me about a month to find what I was looking for in another city, and that was after five, almost six months looking here. There aren't enough tech companies here for them to compete on wages. And as far as the local companies that are headquartered here and have their IT staff here... they don't exactly engage in wage-fixing, but, anything that is even remotely seen as poaching can get them blackballed pretty quickly.

As far as transitioning to full time remote, I mean we almost all did it 2020 didn't we? It works for some people, but not for others, and it pretty much comes down to your personality and work style. I'm pretty introverted, but it didn't work for me. I hit the wall with remote after about six months. Slack is great, but putting something out in the channel and waiting 20 minutes for people to get done playing with their dog or whatever gets old real quick.