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I’ve been looking at housing prices periodically and it’s discouraging to find people wanting 200k-300k for mid-century houses in places you’d never find anothe
by zxcvbn4038 6y ago
I’ve been looking at housing prices periodically and it’s discouraging to find people wanting 200k-300k for mid-century houses in places you’d never find another job if the telecommuting trend ever reversed and so far it is just a trend driven by forced circumstances. Companies may be all for remote working while the alternative is shutting down, but what happens after the pandemic? Does everyone get recalled to the nearest office the first down quarter? Does your New York salary turn into a New Mexico salary to prop up profits?
- leetcrew 6y agowe are living in a volatile time right now. I too am considering buying a house and/or finding a different job. but unless you have a large appetite for risk, the prudent move is to wait for things to stabilize a bit. I think within a year or so we should have a better picture of where the remote trend is going.
- topspin 6y ago> Does everyone get recalled to the nearest office the first down quarter? No. The habits of the past were only viable because everyone was indulging them. Those habits have been broken. Whether it's the lower cost of operation due to not squandering money on unnecessary facilities or the greater pool of talent available to those that accommodate remote workers or the business continuity advantages of a workforce that can continue to function despite this and inevitable future infectious disease problems remote work is here to stay. Those businesses that can leverage remote work will outcompete those that might but don't.