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I'm not sure why anyone hasn't brought up the elephant in the room. OP, you're now an unemployed male of draftable age living in Russia, which is doing poorly in a war with your neighbor. Depending on how the anticipated Ukranian spring offensive fares, extremely bad things could happen to you very soon.

You already made yourself mobile. This would be a good time to take a six-month vacation anywhere outside Russia. Look for remote work after you cross the border.



When I left Yandex (pre-pandemic), I was told that I can return with no conditions in 3 months. I believe it is a general practice as I had non-senior position and was considered an average performer.

So, his situation is not as dire.


IT professionals are supposedly exempt from mobilization in Russia AFAIK.


That’s generally not true. Only some companies have this «accreditation». Many of my IT friends were drafted.


yep, it's not even guaranteed to be allowed to leave russia at this point. And it'll only get worse.




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