I am an owner of a Glove 80 and I cannot overstate how benefitial it was for me. It improved my typing speed and overall comfort. Also, it forced me to type correctly, using all my fingers and place them in the correct keys.
To this day I think this is one of the best pieces of hardware that I bought.
I'm not at your stage yet, but my gut feeling is that I'll reach the same conclusion. I've bought a Glove 80 and figured that since I'm learning something new I may as well go all in and also switch to a a more modern keyboard layout (I chose Canary for it's emphasis on keyboard rolls). I love the abundance of thumb keys, and I'm planning to make good use of them in my WM and Emacs, as soon as my typing speed recovers to the point where I can function normally again.
I got one with low-force switches. It's very comfortable to type on, but between the low-force switches and slightly different layout from a regular keyboard (column-staggered, concave, symbols in different locations) I make more mistakes. So I usually type on my laptop instead, especially while coding.
If you are comfortable using the laptop keyboard what was your motivation to buy the glove80? I use that as my daily driver but if I didn't get tendonitis from normal keyboards then I wouldn't have bought it.
The laptop keyborad is good enough, but I'd enjoyed using the Kineses before. I moved long distance and the Kinesis was bulky and didn't make the cut for things to haul. Once I was settled I started looking to set up a proper office again, and that included a keyboard. But I didn't find one that was enough better than a laptop keyboard to get regular use.
Locating: One direct referal from a former colleage, and another one from LinkedIn (I applied to it)
Interviewing: I just treat the interviewer as partner rather than a rival that is stopping me from getting the job or something. Being honest and know what you are talking about is key.
Surviving: Didnt really need to, all the companies I worked in were good enough.
I went down to the path of split, tented, columnar keyboards and bought myself a Glove 80.
Despite expensive, I think the purchase was definitely worth it. I use it every day for 6-8 hours (I have a very keyboard centric workflow) and I have not a single regret.
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I tried those 3, and decided to go for bottles. The configuration needed in order to run Windows programms were really really easy, and I like the fact that I can keep all the Windows programs neatly organized in a single place, not only games (as Lutris and Heroic are intended to).
I also tried just wine, but Bottles is a handy wrapper.
After something like 15 years, I'm building again my pc from scratch. I'm learning a ton about those new technologies and how all the pieces fits together. It's a lot of fun.
Most likely you will have to write a lot to communicate effectively what otherwise would be some quick in person chat. Also, is more complicated to be aware of what is going on in general. Non verbal communication is basically non existent and is really important to know the temperature of a meeting, for example.
Also, having a space dedicated solely for work and without distractions goes a long way.
To this day I think this is one of the best pieces of hardware that I bought.