Looking for a change in work and would love suggestions on how to find jobs with understanding bosses and/or odd hours. I can always get my work done, but I tend to put in bizarre hours for my own projects due to the ebb/flow of chronic pain.

For me personally, I would prefer to work 16 hours on my good days and 0 hours on the days I can barely see straight because of migraine-level pain in my neck and back.

I’m currently working in San Francisco and have major issues getting to/from work without my entire day being focused on work-related travel (not to mention spending all of my time at home recuperating for the next work day)

I would take a massive pay cut to have a job from home with an understanding boss. Country is entirely irrelevant to me if they speak English and accept foreigners; otherwise, I know 2nd-grade-level Spanish, German, and French.

  • Is going through a recruiter a good idea?
  • Would there be any agencies that work specifically with disabled workers?
  • If not, what are good websites for actually getting call-backs on dev jobs?

I have all of the requirements for a home gig (desk, monitors, multiple computers, home server, webcam, etc), is there a way to subtly express that to a potential hiring manger?

  • @dallen
    1•2 days ago

    You might want to consider working either hourly or on a project basis as a contractor. You would have deliverables with deadlines you could meet them on your own time, or simply bill for the time you spend.

    You can perhaps look into “midlance” where you have a middle man getting a cut who is responsible for lining up work for you (after which you manage the relationship with the client).

    Maybe more common where I live but vacancies will sometimes mention “flexible hours” explicitly, especially remote jobs. Then you can ask them clarify in the interview what their prospective on flexibility looks like.