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I think with the sudden popularity of remote work, NZ could become a very desirable destination for tech workers to immigrate. Looking at some of the social pro
by freetime2 6y ago
I think with the sudden popularity of remote work, NZ could become a very desirable destination for tech workers to immigrate. Looking at some of the social problems that SF suffers from, though, I’m not sure that you’d want us.
- cblconfederate 6y agoNot if it's expensive
- zed88 6y agoSure, come on in, we will embrace you with open arms. We already have SF like social issues here, so we won't mind. Our housing is messed up on even a grander scale than SF. It's not all flowery here either, but it's way better than many other places on the planet atm.
- mkl 6y agoThe time zone is an issue for synchronous things. Housing is expensive, and often poorly insulated. Apart from those, sure. Our internet is reliable, fast and fairly affordable (the ISPs don't own the lines/fibre, so there's a lot of competition). Power is good and mostly renewable (the South Island is ~100% renewable, and again, there's lots of competition).
- freetime2 6y agoI think there would be plenty of overlap with the US West coast for anyone willing to start their day a little early (say 6am). And of course any team in the JAPAC region would be doable. I had a quick peak at housing prices just now though and I admit it was scarier than I imagined.
- cmdshiftf4 6y ago>Looking at some of the social problems that SF suffers from, though, I’m not sure that you’d want us. SF residents should be locked into the place and made deal with the mess they've made. Actually, you could probably expand that to Californians as a whole. I feel utterly awful for the areas who are absorbing the brunt of the outward migration from that state.
- blaser-waffle 6y agoI've heard em called "Reverse Okies" Not super popular in the Northwest; WA is expensive enough, and open complaining about it in Boise and MT.