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Most places outside of The Usual Tech Hubs are one-horse towns when it comes to tech employment, major opportunity risk. I've heard that a lack of other major
by tbrownaw 10y ago
Most places outside of The Usual Tech Hubs are one-horse towns when it comes to tech employment, major opportunity risk.
I've heard that a lack of other major employers competing for the same employees is a significant consideration for large companies looking to change cities.
They can hire people from wherever and pay relocation, then not worry about them jumping ship over mildly lousy raises.
(Source: recruiters in town a while ago for a bank setting up a new IT office half way across the state; about half is me reading between the lines.)
- HeyLaughingBoy 10y agoThe flip side of that argument is that people aren't stupid. They think of just that problem: "if I lose/don't like my job, where else can I find work?" If the answer is "two hours east," then most applicants will pass on the "opportunity."