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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://mastodon.social/users/cks/statuses/115770012637911070">Chris Siebenmann (cks@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 24-Dec-2025 02:51:28 JST</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/@cks" title="cks@mastodon.social"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/97051-48-20230210172853.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Chris Siebenmann" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Chris Siebenmann</a><div><a href="https://mastodon.social/@cks/115725451062398524" rel="in-reply-to">in reply to</a></div></section><article><p>In case people are interested, my university general workplace has (just) now posted its latest senior sysadmin position (where the previous person in it got recruited by Engineering in the great cycle of life here). <a href="https://jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-DGP-Research-Computing-Support-Specialist-ON/598361317/" rel="nofollow">https://jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-DGP-Research-Computing-Support-Specialist-ON/598361317/</a></p><p>Despite claims that you might work from home for this position, well, don't count on it¹. Remote work is not an option for (reasonable) reasons².</p><p>¹ <a href="https://mastodon.social/@cks/115311500839814027" rel="nofollow">https://mastodon.social/@cks/115311500839814027</a><br>² <a href="https://mastodon.social/@cks/115761145345455977" rel="nofollow">https://mastodon.social/@cks/115761145345455977</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/5984191#notice-11774208">In conversation</a><time datetime="2025-12-24T02:51:28+09:00" title="Wednesday, 24-Dec-2025 02:51:28 JST">about 6 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://mastodon.social/@cks/115770012637911070" rel="external" title="Sent from mastodon.social via ActivityPub">mastodon.social</a></span></span><a href="https://mastodon.social/@cks/115770012637911070">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><article><header><div>No result found on File_thumbnail lookup.</div><h5><a href="https://jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-DGP-Research-Computing-Support-Specialist-ON/598361317/Despite">DGP Research Computing Support Specialist</a></h5><div></div></header><div>DGP Research Computing Support Specialist</div><footer></footer></article></li><li><article><header><div>No result found on File_thumbnail lookup.</div><h5><a href="https://mastodon.social/@cks/115311500839814027">Chris Siebenmann (@cks@mastodon.social)</a></h5><div> from <span>Chris Siebenmann</span></div></header><div>University: We want to be a great employer and recruit great staff.
Also university: surprise, no more work from home starting 2026, everyone has to be in the office all the time.
Union: clears its throat in a significant way, gestures to 'people can work from home' in the union agreement/contract.Get a union, people. It's good for you.(We'll have to see how this one goes.)</div><footer></footer></article></li><li><article><header><div>No result found on File_thumbnail lookup.</div><h5><a href="https://mastodon.social/@cks/115761145345455977">Chris Siebenmann (@cks@mastodon.social)</a></h5><div> from <span>Chris Siebenmann</span></div></header><div>@drscriptt@oldbytes.space At one point we were told that it was theoretically possible to directly employ someone in a non-local jurisdiction but it would require the university's lawyers agreeing to sign off on it, which would require very senior leadership approval, which was effectively impossible. Having the person involved¹ form a single-person consulting firm and retaining/paying the firm was Much, Much Easier.¹ They moved back home but we wanted to still tap their expertise for a while.</div><footer></footer></article></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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Chris Siebenmann (cks@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 24-Dec-2025 02:51:28 JST Chris Siebenmann
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In case people are interested, my university general workplace has (just) now posted its latest senior sysadmin position (where the previous person in it got recruited by Engineering in the great cycle of life here). https://jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-DGP-Research-Computing-Support-Specialist-ON/598361317/
Despite claims that you might work from home for this position, well, don't count on it¹. Remote work is not an option for (reasonable) reasons².
¹ https://mastodon.social/@cks/115311500839814027
² https://mastodon.social/@cks/115761145345455977
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  University: We want to be a great employer and recruit great staff. Also university: surprise, no more work from home starting 2026, everyone has to be in the office all the time. Union: clears its throat in a significant way, gestures to 'people can work from home' in the union agreement/contract. Get a union, people. It's good for you. (We'll have to see how this one goes.)
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  @drscriptt@oldbytes.space At one point we were told that it was theoretically possible to directly employ someone in a non-local jurisdiction but it would require the university's lawyers agreeing to sign off on it, which would require very senior leadership approval, which was effectively impossible. Having the person involved¹ form a single-person consulting firm and retaining/paying the firm was Much, Much Easier. ¹ They moved back home but we wanted to still tap their expertise for a while.

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