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February 7,2024 at 3:23PM UTC

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I’ve been with my current job for 7 years. I was hired remote and really loved the flexibility. Since covid there’s been a big push for in office so I now go into an office 3x a week (no one I work with is in my office). I worry about my stability there since I’m not in a “hub” location and feel like future movement might be limited.

Im hopeful for a job I’ve been interviewing with that is 100% remote and is less hours and way less stress. Only negative is the pay is about 15% less. But with some

benefit additions, that somewhat makes up the difference in the long run.

anyone taken a pay cut for better flexibility and sanity?

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Jess WhittekerFebruary 7,2024 at 3:46PM UTC
I'm not sure about right now, but we often hire Customer Service agents (remote), here is a link to our career page, if nothing remote is there now, check in a few weeks.
https://careers.dish.com/careers/careers-overview
Key GFebruary 7,2024 at 3:49PM UTC
Yes! I did and it was healthiest thing I could have ever done for myself and for the sake of my family!
AnonymousFebruary 7,2024 at 4:10PM UTC
Thanks for your reply!!
So glad to hear this for you and I feel like it would be the same for me
Key GFebruary 7,2024 at 10:03PM UTC
You are most welcome and thank you! Best wishes!
Alexis GladstoneFebruary 8,2024 at 1:43PM UTC
Years ago I took a big pay cut to move back to Chicago after my mother died unexpectedly and I wanted to be in driving distance to my father who still lived in Michigan. It was harder on my ego than it was to adjust my spending!
Zeecil KimmelFebruary 9,2024 at 1:39PM UTC
I did take a paycut to work at a company with a big name. It gave me a lot of industry knowledge and resume name recognition and as most of the other posters say - at the end of the day it is not really about the money. I have moved jobs to make more and some jobs I have made less but my lifestyle has not really been impacted. You find money for the things that are important and spend less on those that don't have as much value.
AnonymousFebruary 9,2024 at 7:10PM UTC
I did, and it was so worth it. Even better, with merit-based raises, I made up the pay cut in a couple of years. If you can swing it financially, I'd say go for it.
AnonymousFebruary 13,2024 at 5:24PM UTC
I think many of us would take the remote job, especially if the benefits largely make up for the reduction in salary.
Don’t underrate day-to-day happiness.
If the pay reduction doesn’t cause financial hardship, I’d say take the remote job.