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Sure, if you're a teenager or 23 year old who shares an apartment and has no dependents and no debt. Try that attitude on for size if you have a family that de
by x0x0 11y ago
Sure, if you're a teenager or 23 year old who shares an apartment and has no dependents and no debt.
Try that attitude on for size if you have a family that depends on your income, or you live in a city that isn't a tech hotspot, or you or your spouse or children have medical issues and depend on your medical insurance. You can't pay the rent or mortgage with ethics. There's lots of towns even in America where there are only a handful of high tech employers so no, you don't have alternatives. Unless you consider moving, which can easily cost $15k in moving costs and tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars in housing costs to be free. Not to mention the disruption to friends, family, and social networks caused by moving. Or care arrangements -- grandparents babysitting is close to free; daycare can easily be $400/week/child (or $600/week/child for under 2 y/o) in sf.
- caskance 11y agoHave you really seen an employer not willing to pay relocation costs for software engineers? I haven't.
- x0x0 11y agoYes (as would you if you bothered to look), and plenty more offer relocation bonuses of eg $5k which (1) will be taxed, and (2) are wildly insufficient unless you're basically living on a futon. For a family that needs a trip to house hunt and has furniture for 3-4 people, an actual relocation can very easily cost $15k ($3k airfare/hotels/meals/babysitting for 3-4 days in the new city to house or apartment hunt; $10k move for 3 bedroom house + car; apartment lease termination / house selling costs; other services shutdown plus startup in the new city).
- caskance 11y agoI'm aware how much relocation costs. It's still less than what the developer costs you in a month.