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This tweet by Jeremy (Yelp CEO) speaks to the broader issue: "5/5 entry level jobs migrate to where costs of living are lower. Have already announced we are gro

by ziszis 11y ago

This tweet by Jeremy (Yelp CEO) speaks to the broader issue: "5/5 entry level jobs migrate to where costs of living are lower. Have already announced we are growing EAT24 support in AZ for this reason." https://mobile.twitter.com/jeremys/status/701094909072150528 https://mobile.twitter.com/jeremys/status/701094909072150528

randycupertino 11y ago
Not my company, but our very similar competitor in SF is moving their call center operations to Reno. I saw they were hiring for my specific job in Reno, at a 20% salary cut. I was tempted, very tempted... I'm sure the COL is so much cheaper there I would come out ahead, and those ski seasons... Anyway, I thought it was a smart move of them to move their call center operations to Reno, we pay our reps $20 an hour, I bet they can get away with paying their reps $10 or $13 up there, not to mention how much they'll be saving on rent. Also the exec team etc can easily drive or fly up to Reno if needed. Wonder if they'll have any problems staffing up there?
- DrScump 11y ago
  Did you factor in NV's lack of income tax, too?
  - randycupertino 11y ago
    Nope, but very good point! Hmm... maybe I'll chew on it a bit more and see if they're still hiring.
geofft 11y ago
It's bizarre to me to imagine a city without entry-level jobs. I understand why this is the right business decision (well, except that I still don't understand why programmers need to be physically located in SF), but the resulting city seems extremely confusing. If you grow up in the city, do you move to another city to get a job? If you're designing systems for EAT24, and (your company belives that) in-person contact is needed to understand things, do you not get to understand how some of your employees work and how the systems you build impact them?

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This tweet by Jeremy (Yelp CEO) speaks to the broader issue: "5/5 entry level jobs migrate to where costs of living are lower. Have already announced we are gro

by ziszis 11y ago

randycupertino 11y ago
Not my company, but our very similar competitor in SF is moving their call center operations to Reno. I saw they were hiring for my specific job in Reno, at a 20% salary cut. I was tempted, very tempted... I'm sure the COL is so much cheaper there I would come out ahead, and those ski seasons... Anyway, I thought it was a smart move of them to move their call center operations to Reno, we pay our reps $20 an hour, I bet they can get away with paying their reps $10 or $13 up there, not to mention how much they'll be saving on rent. Also the exec team etc can easily drive or fly up to Reno if needed. Wonder if they'll have any problems staffing up there?
- DrScump 11y ago
  Did you factor in NV's lack of income tax, too?
  - randycupertino 11y ago
    Nope, but very good point! Hmm... maybe I'll chew on it a bit more and see if they're still hiring.
geofft 11y ago
It's bizarre to me to imagine a city without entry-level jobs. I understand why this is the right business decision (well, except that I still don't understand why programmers need to be physically located in SF), but the resulting city seems extremely confusing. If you grow up in the city, do you move to another city to get a job? If you're designing systems for EAT24, and (your company belives that) in-person contact is needed to understand things, do you not get to understand how some of your employees work and how the systems you build impact them?