Does anyone have experience in fully remote higher education jobs? I’m a finalist for a fully remote enrollment advisor position and would be coming from an in-person job (1 remote day a week) and am just curious what it’s like.
I’m currently a finalist for a fully remote Enrollment Advisor position and would love to hear about other people’s experiences in similar roles. Right now I work as an Academic Advisor at a university and am mostly in person aside from one remote day each week.
I’m really curious what a fully remote work environment actually feels like long term. My current remote day honestly doesn’t feel like “real” work because I don’t have appointments or meetings that day and mostly focus on projects. I know a fully remote role would obviously be different since all advising, communication, and collaboration would happen remotely. And it would still be a traditional 8-5 schedule (unfortunately), just fully remote.
I’m a pretty major introvert, so the idea of not having to leave the house every day (lol) honestly sounds really appealing, but I’d love to hear both the positives and negatives from people who’ve done it.
Another thing I’m struggling with is that the new position’s salary range is about 3k - 6k lower than what I currently make. I’ve already told myself I probably couldn’t accept it if the offer comes in at the bottom of the range, but the idea of fully remote work honestly does feel worth a small pay cut to me.
Part of why I’m looking is because my current work environment is pretty toxic, but I’m also nervous about leaving because I keep worrying that somewhere else could be even worse.