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Theoretically they should move to a place with a cheaper cost of living. Theoretically the entire company could do that.
by rhizome 9y ago
Theoretically they should move to a place with a cheaper cost of living.
Theoretically the entire company could do that.
- jogjayr 9y agoSo...make all of their employees choose between uprooting their lives to move to a low-cost area (which they they didn't get to pick), or leaving their job? Didn't Reddit catch some flak over that recently? (yes I'm aware it was the other way, into the Bay Area rather than out)
- rhizome 9y agoPlease. Most (if not "basically all") of their employees already moved to work there.
- jogjayr 9y agoI'm one of those employees. I'd still be resentful if my company unilaterally imposed a move on me. And I don't even own a house here. If I move away, I'd want it to be a place I chose, taking into account my own needs and preferences. People put down roots after a while; friends, family, schools, social clubs.
- deegles 9y agoI mean, they slowly are... Seattle is booming. Google, Facebook, et al. are all massively expanding their presence. Admittedly, the COL is going up rapidly there too, but at least there's a huge amount of construction happening. I wish the large tech companies would experiment with more remote-only teams, it would be great to eliminate the commute and live anywhere I want.