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I remember years ago being approached about a job for a company in Exeter, a town stuck out on the western tip of England, with no possibility of remote. The jo
by danjac 6y ago
I remember years ago being approached about a job for a company in Exeter, a town stuck out on the western tip of England, with no possibility of remote. The job required very specific tech skills. When I told the recruiter I had no intention of moving to Exeter, he said glumly "that's what everyone says, but the client is dead set against remote". Nothing against Exeter, I've heard it's a nice place to visit, but I kind of wondered what galaxy-brain thinking was going on there.
- rm445 6y agoExeter is a very livable small city (130k people) in a lovely part of the country. I'm not saying you should have uprooted your life to move there, but for many people it would be a great lifestyle move. There's a wider issue with UK businesses being a bit unambitious, and staying in locations where availability of employees affects their ability to grow. But there are far worse places than Devon.
- danjac 6y agoNot a bad place by any means, but employers can't have it both ways. If they want to stay in a location where people aren't likely to move to, that's fine, but then they have to accept that remote is the only way they'll attract people with the skills they need.