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I've seen this for Boston specifically, and a bit for New York, but I don't think it generalizes. I live in a MCOL area and 90%+ of the jobs I see are remote. C
by pc86 5y ago
I've seen this for Boston specifically, and a bit for New York, but I don't think it generalizes. I live in a MCOL area and 90%+ of the jobs I see are remote. Controlling for the ones outright lying and the ones that think remote means coming into a main office every MWF, let's call it 75% are actually remote. However, most of the jobs I've seen posted from Boston companies seem to require in-person for some reason. And a large number (30-40% or more) of NYC ones I've seen have this weird "remote until COVID is over" nonsense.
Maybe it's a northeastern thing? I saw it a bit in Philadelphia too but much smaller sample size there.
- gwbas1c 5y agoMany Boston companies work with physical items and high-cost assets and thus have a real reason for in-person work. Also, even though the cost of living is high, it's well-balanced with wages, so someone doesn't have to telecommute just to afford a decent home. (Unlike the Bay Area where your huge paycheck hardly covers a reasonable apartment.) But... There's also a weird "prep school" attitude where someone's thinks they're "the boss" instead of a manager. (These are usually people who micromanage and have bad leadership skills.) These are the managers who insist on no remote work, or put weird rules on it, because they just can't trust their team or won't hire people they can trust. Fortunately, the shift to remote work has made these kinds of bosses easier to weed out.