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I know someone who was a remote worker from the early 1990s until a year or two ago. He was working from home in the Bay Area for a while, and moved somewhere e
by twblalock 10y ago
I know someone who was a remote worker from the early 1990s until a year or two ago. He was working from home in the Bay Area for a while, and moved somewhere else to get a lower cost of living.
Well, he pulled that off for a long time, but eventually he got laid off and couldn't find remote work. It's actually harder to find remote work now than it used to be.
So, he settled for a local job with a lower salary than he was used to, because the alternative was moving at least 100 miles away.
The bottom line is that living in an area with a high concentration of tech companies gives you a much better chance of finding work (both on-premise and remote) when your current job is no longer viable. If you work remotely, you need to be aware of the risks.
- Etheryte 10y agoI'd say the situation is quite the opposite - it's now easier to find remote work than ever before. With numerous known companies embracing remote work, it's becoming both a lot more common to work remotely and also a lot more acceptable to inquire whether remote work would be an option.
- pjmlp 10y agoHere in Europe, it pretty hard, because companies considering remote work will rather do it with eastern or asian companies, not local people. If you are on the same country, the expectation is that remote work is to be done occasionally, mostly between one to two days per week, if at all.