I made a post last week here where I was offered a 100% remote job at Company B with a 12% increase in salary than my current employer, Company A.
I took the advice given here and just talked to my superiors about the opportunity and if they could match it. Company A was operating on a hybrid work schedule that I was not following and after the discussion told me I am “good to just WFH full time” (a plus). They couldn’t guarantee they could match Company B's salary, but might “come close” or “even exceed” it once salary negotiations/raises are given out towards the end of the year (a negative).
During the interview process with Company B, I asked on 2 different occasions that this role is WFH indefinitely (and won't switch up 6 months down the road), and I was given a wishy washy answer of “This role is designated to work from home, and the only reason you might have to come in on occasion is for team meetings, but that's something we haven't even began to implement.”
To avoid the nightmare of accepting this new role and it turning out that they want me in 2/3 times per week, I reached out to the recruiter and hiring manager requesting my work location is set to “Home Office”. This is the answer they gave me:
“Regarding your request: Company B's Work Arrangement Policy does not lock any position into a particular work location. The work location for all positions are based on the job responsibilities and business needs, which are up to the manager’s discretion. Having said that, the role in which you will work in has a work arrangement, as well as the (supervisor to this position) work locations are designated as work from home. As this work has been on this arrangement since Covid and office footprint has been decreased, I do not anticipate a need for that to change. For these reasons, we are unable to provide you with a “contract to protect the position’s status indefinitely.” That request would not be in alignment with policy. Also, please note, this position is full time permanent, which is different than a temporary “contract position” or union position. Another point to clarify, is that all positions, including work from home positions, may be asked to come onsite as needed for meetings, etc., as identified by the manager or business needs.”
When I read that response, I immediately saw some red flags. The fact they aren't willing to designate my role to be 100% WFH makes me have a feeling they'd be quick to change the expectation. However, I'm looking at this from a perspective of “worst case scenario”. There's a good chance it'd continue to be WFH & maybe I'd go in for a team meeting once a month (which I wouldn't mind).
What do you all think? Is Company B being shady, or am I being too paranoid? I bought myself enough time to have until the end of the week to decide if I'm resigning or staying at my current role. Point of emphasis is I did not put in my 2 weeks, rather had a discussion with my boss about this opportunity.
At the end of the day…TL;DR:
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Company B is paying 12% more than what my current company is, but is being a little sketchy about granting permanent WFH status
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Company A will allow me to work from home indefinitely (minus occasional travel out of state; I did 2x this past year, not ideal but not the end of the world) BUT is not willing to bump my pay until salary negotiations/performance reviews are conducted