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“ Many people who work at these companies live in big cities where they don't have huge amounts of space and it's not conducive to being productivity, particula
by andreilys 6y ago
“ Many people who work at these companies live in big cities where they don't have huge amounts of space and it's not conducive to being productivity, particularly if you live with other people, if you can't get some form of separation”
If you have a remote first company, it means your employees can actually move somewhere that they can settle down and own a house.
And yes if it’s mixed WFH and on-site then of course the remote workers will lose out. But both Shopify and twitter are doing perm remote for all employees, creating an even playing field.
- ABeeSea 6y ago> If you have a remote first company, it means your employees can actually move somewhere that they can settle down and own a house. People don’t live in cities just for jobs. I live in the city to go to museums, art galleries, the symphony, plays, comedy shows, concerts, restaurants, happy hours etc. I have no interest in living outside the city and I especially have no interest in maintaining a house. I really want to go back to my nice office for work.
- rhodysurf 6y agoAll of those things you mentioned exist outside of major cities.
- ABeeSea 6y agoRight but it requires planning and a “night out in the city.” Meanwhile, I buy symphony tickets an hour before show on a lark because they are cheap on stubhub.
- steverb 6y agoI also live in the city to go to museums, art galleries, the symphony, plays, comedy shows, concerts, restaurants, happy hours etc. I have no interest in living outside the city and I especially have no interest in maintaining a house. And there is no way I am going back to going to an office to work. YMMV
- andreilys 6y agoAll those things you mentioned LA and NYC has in spades, while SF doesn’t even come close.