Do 100% remote network support jobs exist? If so, how hard is it to land one of those puppies? How stable are they? I live and work in the GCC area (Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, UAE) and Thailand has become my second home. Within the next year I'm planning to buy a freehold property, so it would be the cat's pajamas if I could find a way to live there full-time and still make the sweet cheddar.
Is it just a pipe dream? Or is it a possibility?
All of my support is remote since I'm in security and they never let me into the data centers. However, I have to have face-to-face meetings, so I need to be near at least a chunk of the rest of the team.
I know of managers in my firm, however, that are 100% remote. That means whenever there's a meeting, they gotta fly on out.
Getting a gig with a multinational that wants full follow-the-sun coverage could be a good schedule fit, but they may pay only a local wage to a local wage earner, even if you're at an advanced level. You may have a hard sell to convince them to pay a USA wage to a guy living in Thailand. This is where your skills are going to matter most.
Quote from: deanwebb on September 11, 2015, 08:42:44 AM
This is where your skills are going to matter most.
You ain't lyin'
I've been under the impression that only the senior network types can land those gigs. It's one of those situations where I heard about a dude who works for so and so and he does it 100% remotely, but I've never met any in person. For now I guess I will have to settle with living in Qatar or Bahrain and taking a 6 hour flight whenever I want to visit the land of smiles.
One thing I know for sure.. Kuwait sucks. No beer, nuff said.