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> I can just move to London. But it's more hassle, and it would mean giving up your current friend network, may be a burden on your family, like if you have ki
by TulliusCicero 8y ago
> I can just move to London.
But it's more hassle, and it would mean giving up your current friend network, may be a burden on your family, like if you have kids, or your spouse already has a good job. Someone already in London doesn't have to deal with that. Ergo, they have more leverage.
- esotericn 8y agoIt's a remote job. I get a small flatshare and do the Mon-Fri working thing. (Loads of people do this for on prem jobs because homes in London are small and/or pricey. You get the train in on Mon, stay till Fri, and go home to your big country house). Then I stop doing the commute because it's a remote job and this is obviously silly. Basically it seems like this whole thing rests on arbitrary rules set for no reason. I can't figure out how working for GitLab in a northern English town would work at all and why anyone would apply when they could rent a postbox (or even an entire flat) in London and come out way ahead. If the differences were a few grand it'd be different. It's more like half the money for living a couple hours north on a train.