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This is a hilariously misguided form of gaslighting. Amazon employees have told me that they were more productive working remotely. Claiming that people “learn
by blackeyeblitzar 2y ago
This is a hilariously misguided form of gaslighting. Amazon employees have told me that they were more productive working remotely. Claiming that people “learn from each other” in person is bizarre when many people go to work only to get on video calls from the office, and even if not that, they mostly have to just focus on their screen and get their own work done. Similarly, if the company cannot make culture work in any way except within the office, that is a problem of a different kind - bad leadership - rather than something due to offices.
But this is also such a missed opportunity for the country. It would be so much healthier for people to spread out, live in the places they want to live, be near their families, or choose if they want urban density or rural life, and to share the economy with smaller cities too. I almost feel like we need a new wave of regulations to make this happen - or at least economic incentives so companies that can handle remote work do so.
- christhecaribou 2y agoI’m looking at a TC cut to move to Australia or England.
- FireBeyond 2y agoWell, it's not all TC: "- Cost of Living Including Rent in Australia is 5.5% lower than in United States - Rent Prices in Australia are 19.6% lower than in United States - Restaurant Prices in Australia are 7.0% lower than in United States - Groceries Prices in Australia are 1.8% higher than in United States" "- Cost of Living in Melbourne is 29.2% lower than in San Francisco, CA (without rent) - Cost of Living Including Rent in Melbourne is 39.0% lower than in San Francisco, CA - Rent Prices in Melbourne are 53.6% lower than in San Francisco, CA - Restaurant Prices in Melbourne are 32.4% lower than in San Francisco, CA - Groceries Prices in Melbourne are 30.4% lower than in San Francisco, CA" So you may just survive. UK is quite similar: "- Cost of Living in United Kingdom is 6.3% lower than in United States (without rent) - Cost of Living Including Rent in United Kingdom is 12.1% lower than in United States - Rent Prices in United Kingdom are 23.6% lower than in United States - Restaurant Prices in United Kingdom are 3.7% lower than in United States - Groceries Prices in United Kingdom are 20.9% lower than in United States"
- nxm 2y agoHow are the income taxes in comparison?
- commandersaki 2y agoAustralia only has federal taxes, but they're about the same as federal & state combined in the US.