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And yes, it is about weighing the pros and the cons. I personally have chosen very much to refuse any engagement/job that requires daily commute into an office.
by rietta 10y ago
And yes, it is about weighing the pros and the cons. I personally have chosen very much to refuse any engagement/job that requires daily commute into an office. I understand that is a privilege that comes with being a developer and not something everyone can do.
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- cinquemb 10y agoI was in the same position, but decided to just move Jakarta to live in a fully furnished 2bd apt (along with other other amenities of the building) for about $750/month (I paid this much for a room in a 3bd apt in Boston, with nothing sort of the amenities). Different pros and cons (see remote working cross timezones). I think in the long run as more and more work allow for it, it will free up pressure in extremely nominally inflated areas that I consider most top US cities to be, but I see this more as a long term trend since there's a lot of entrenched interests to treat real-estate more like a financial instrument.
- mooreds 10y agoAnd remote work needs to get more and more mainstream. If that doesn't happen, then the pressure will remain on the geographies with many job opportunities, and most of the wealth will flow to the landowners.
- cinquemb 10y agoThere are some economic incentives for companies to push towards more remote working: less capital expenditures of offices (which might matter more for smaller companies), possibly some downward pressure on wages (depending on the industry/skills), but I'm not too optimistic about it.