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>once their function is in Houston, why not Honduras? I agree, and it's something that I'd like to get ahead of if it's the world we're approaching. In a worl

by jmoak3 3y ago

>once their function is in Houston, why not Honduras? I agree, and it's something that I'd like to get ahead of if it's the world we're approaching. In a world where high-skill-non-managerial jobs can be outsourced easier, wages will become depressed. Would you rather take what you have saved and try to get something in Houston now, or watch from New York as your income stagnates but your expenses grow with inflation? Nobody knows the future, and remote work could very easily be phased out. Or we lean in and US companies draw from a pool of tens of millions of talented international software engineers. It's a hell of a situation. EDIT: lots of tweaks here and there.

JumpCrisscross 3y ago
> Would you rather take what you have saved and try to get something in Houston now, or watch from New York as your income falls but your expenses stay flat? Depends on if you’re learning and growing or coasting. Truth be told, I’m presently the latter, which is partly why I moved to Wyoming. That is not an option if you’re starting out. And it won’t be when I shift back into first gear.
- jmoak3 3y ago
  I'm a mid-level engineer working from Kentucky - trying to learn and grow remotely because after living in SF and other large west coast cities, I don't see how anyone builds much of a life there before they're 35 anyway. I also fear remote is here to stay, with all of the wage changes that will create for skilled American labor (it'll do lots of good too, don't get me wrong!) EDIT: >I don't see how anyone builds much of a life there before they're 35 anyway. By this I suppose I meant that I don't see how I could build much of a life out there before I'm 35. I know a few people who pulled it off, but I'm under the impression it is an outlier outcome in a city of outliers.
  - JumpCrisscross 3y ago
    > fear remote is here to stay, with all of the wage changes that will create for skilled American labor I do too. And it means a return of apprenticeship. Nothing more, nothing less.

by jmoak3 3y ago

JumpCrisscross 3y ago

> Would you rather take what you have saved and try to get something in Houston now, or watch from New York as your income falls but your expenses stay flat? Depends on if you’re learning and growing or coasting. Truth be told, I’m presently the latter, which is partly why I moved to Wyoming. That is not an option if you’re starting out. And it won’t be when I shift back into first gear.

jmoak3 3y ago
I'm a mid-level engineer working from Kentucky - trying to learn and grow remotely because after living in SF and other large west coast cities, I don't see how anyone builds much of a life there before they're 35 anyway. I also fear remote is here to stay, with all of the wage changes that will create for skilled American labor (it'll do lots of good too, don't get me wrong!) EDIT: >I don't see how anyone builds much of a life there before they're 35 anyway. By this I suppose I meant that I don't see how I could build much of a life out there before I'm 35. I know a few people who pulled it off, but I'm under the impression it is an outlier outcome in a city of outliers.
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago
  > fear remote is here to stay, with all of the wage changes that will create for skilled American labor I do too. And it means a return of apprenticeship. Nothing more, nothing less.