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“With limited exceptions, a tech worker's location has zero affect on their value to the company.” I disagree. I believe continued personal interaction with te

• sammorrowdrums 6y ago
  But if this change occurred then likely more businesses based in different regions would end up being able to compete (it living costs and wages stabilised more across the nation over time) and you'd actually end up with more options of places to work including startups that might have an office in a place you specifically want to live rather than having to move to a giant hub city. It doesn't mean all tech jobs have to be 100% remote.
• missedthecue 6y ago
  I think he means a remote worker in Tempe, AZ will not be any better or worse than one in Salida, Colorado. All else being equal.
  • cratermoon 6y ago
    Yeah that's mostly what I was getting at. If a company insists on an in-person workforce then there's a the local/remote dichotomy, but if everyone is remote then who cares where you live, as long as the internet isn't potato quality.
• cratermoon 6y ago
  That's true, but if everyone, or the majority of tech workers, are remote, again you have a level playing field. The fact the videoconference and online collaboration is still a dumpster fire of crap is both a cause and a symptom of companies insisting on an in-person workforce. Look at how the videoconferencing market has been juiced into improving their products by the necessities of the pandemic and imagine what they'd do if there was consistent global demand.