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Why remote T&S jobs have all but disappeared

As companies pull workers back to expensive hubs and the US moves to restrict visas, the T&S field risks losing the very expertise and global perspectives it depends on. The fourth part of the Safe for Work? series.

I'm Alice Hunsberger. Trust & Safety Insider is my weekly rundown on the topics, industry trends and workplace strategies that Trust & Safety professionals need to know about to do their job.

This week, Ben and I continue our Safe for Work? series, where we discuss remote work in Trust & Safety — or rather, the lack thereof.

The situation is made more complex by last week's alarming news of H1B visas being denied to T&S workers. My post about this on LinkedIn is the most viral post I’ve ever had, and as a result a lot of people have reached out to me to talk about this. It’s been heartbreaking to hear from people who are scared for their jobs and livelihoods, or those of their colleagues and friends. 

Get in touch if you'd like your questions answered or just want to share your feedback. Here we go! — Alice

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Where did all the remote jobs go?

When Ben and I started this series on the current state of the T&S job market, we didn't plan to write about remote versus in-office work. But the responses we got made it clear that the shift away from remote work is one of the most significant and painful changes happening in T&S right now.

While this trend broadly mirrors the tech industry’s post-COVID return-to-office push, it’s affecting T&S workers further up the career ladder more acutely than others. Anh Ly's comment on LinkedIn captured what a lot of mid-to-senior practitioners are dealing with right now:

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