+ Flexibility - I don't want to have to be statically tied to a clock and I want to be able to take whatever breaks I need, whenever I need them.
- Micromanagement - I don't want anyone to overlook my work when it's being made, nobody to look over my shoulder and I want to just work in peace and only have any higher-ups wonder about the project(s) when finished or individual steps are ready for test.
+ Ability to work on my own things - I have many projects of my own and I want to be able to work on them and manage them alongside whatever work I am hired to do.
+ Trust - Very important that there's trust in that I finish my work regardless of how dynamically I work, as I don't work in a straight-line, I have to work a little here and a little there, otherwise I get nothing done.
- Work family bullshit - you know all that corporate cringe stuff
+ Remote work whenever needed - I should have the ability to work remote if I want to. I personally like to go see people, so I will not be working remote the majority of my time, BUT I want the ability to do so and without limitation. If I want to work home for the next 3 months then I should be able to do so.
+ Salary should be at least 20% above what I make
- Overtime without pay or without agreement beforehand - I refuse to work overtime unless it was agreed upon beforehand and definitely won't do it without pay. If a server is down and needs a restart and it can be done remote in 5 minutes, that's fine, but if I have to spent 1-2 hours fixing something, then it's not going to happen unless agreed upon beforehand, typically weeks in advance. I also work my specific hours per week and that's it. No more, no less. I prioritize working my exact hours a lot and anything extra is going to cost. At the moment that's up to 40 hours. I haven't worked over 40 hours for months and I will not do it without a good reason and pay.
+ Tech stack - I should be able to work with whatever language and tools I want, unless I have to maintain an existing project, but for new projects there should be no limitations.
+ Laptop, monitors etc. should all be paid for - I won't use any of my personal stuff.
- Micromanagement - I don't want anyone to overlook my work when it's being made, nobody to look over my shoulder and I want to just work in peace and only have any higher-ups wonder about the project(s) when finished or individual steps are ready for test.
+ Ability to work on my own things - I have many projects of my own and I want to be able to work on them and manage them alongside whatever work I am hired to do.
+ Trust - Very important that there's trust in that I finish my work regardless of how dynamically I work, as I don't work in a straight-line, I have to work a little here and a little there, otherwise I get nothing done.
- Work family bullshit - you know all that corporate cringe stuff
+ Remote work whenever needed - I should have the ability to work remote if I want to. I personally like to go see people, so I will not be working remote the majority of my time, BUT I want the ability to do so and without limitation. If I want to work home for the next 3 months then I should be able to do so.
+ Salary should be at least 20% above what I make
- Overtime without pay or without agreement beforehand - I refuse to work overtime unless it was agreed upon beforehand and definitely won't do it without pay. If a server is down and needs a restart and it can be done remote in 5 minutes, that's fine, but if I have to spent 1-2 hours fixing something, then it's not going to happen unless agreed upon beforehand, typically weeks in advance. I also work my specific hours per week and that's it. No more, no less. I prioritize working my exact hours a lot and anything extra is going to cost. At the moment that's up to 40 hours. I haven't worked over 40 hours for months and I will not do it without a good reason and pay.
+ Tech stack - I should be able to work with whatever language and tools I want, unless I have to maintain an existing project, but for new projects there should be no limitations.
+ Laptop, monitors etc. should all be paid for - I won't use any of my personal stuff.