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As a resident of San Antonio, I was happy to see one of the projects here featured in the article. I've been happy living here, with among other things, the low
by mariojv 4y ago
As a resident of San Antonio, I was happy to see one of the projects here featured in the article. I've been happy living here, with among other things, the low cost of living, great parks, unique culture, nearby beaches and wine country, plus a few options for gigabit fiber internet.
However, the city's never had a lot of tech employers, and the vacant office space downtown seems like such a waste. It is good to see it being put to use.
As an aside: with the expansion of major tech employers in Austin and pervasiveness of remote work, I wonder if there is much demand for optional hybrid setups like teams from in the region going into the office once a month or so for collaboration. I am not sure if I'd prefer it to full remote, but in person meetings with coworkers can be quite enjoyable.
Allowing people to live a little further from Austin while commuting in occasionally seems like a good way to get some of the benefits of in person work while letting people choose locales with a lower cost of living.
- pfdietz 4y agoSan Antonio is a huge spread out metropolitan area, so this can't be that much of a problem there. I like your semi-remote idea. May I suggest everyone get together at a resort-like area, not at an office?
- zibby8 4y ago> May I suggest everyone get together at a resort-like area It would have to be nearby if people on the team have kids. It's hard to get away for any extended period of time as a parent.
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- swozey 4y agoRackspace had a ton of commuters going either direction since they had an ATX and SATX office
- mariojv 4y agoYeah, I used to work there, initially out of the SATX office. They did have daily buses between the two locations for a time as well, if I remember correctly. Never got around to seeing the Austin office.
- InCityDreams 4y ago>while letting people choose locales with a lower cost of living. Going only off several hn comments - don't they just lower your wages?
- pwpw 4y agoGetting between San Antonio is currently a poor experience that really holds back that idea to me. I35 is absolutely no fun during peak usage and requires car ownership. The train is insanely cheap but too slow and leaves once per day at extremely early / late times between the cities. Nicer busses like the Vonlane don’t run between the cities. High speed rails would absolutely transform the paradigm overnight. It would solve a lot of affordability issues in Austin while introducing more money into the SA economy. As it currently stands, SA has virtually no tech scene (relative to other major cities), is too sprawled out, and too much effort for people to want to commute between regularly in my opinion. It’s a hard sale for younger developers. There’s a lot of potential though!