And turning down that job offer to work remote was a great idea. I was worried that they would suddenly require me to work from their HQ all of a sudden, and that was my only reason for turning down the job.
I feel sorry for the current employees that got sucker punched... but honestly, a majority of the good ones are long gone.
It was just the feel of the conversation. This was 2 years in the past though.
Me: "I'd like to work remotely from Japan"
Them: "We can't allow remote positions now"
Me: "I can't move to the US for family reasons"
Them: "Let me check with HR"
One week later
Them: "We will let you work remotely, when can you start?"
Just something was off it felt like. There was more talk than that of course, and a meeting when I was actually at HQ in CA for other reasons.
I feel sorry for the current employees that got sucker punched... but honestly, a majority of the good ones are long gone.