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Because I'm Canadian. There's three places I won't go, the US, Israel and Russia. Happy to work remotely for US, but won't set foot in the place.
by pluc 1y ago
Because I'm Canadian. There's three places I won't go, the US, Israel and Russia. Happy to work remotely for US, but won't set foot in the place.
- mgh95 1y agoWell, that's a personal decision. And personal decisions can have financial costs.
- pluc 1y agoThe dilemma to relocate to the US hasn't come up regardless.
- mgh95 1y agoThe CV info you posted basically says upper management. I'm seeing increasingly that companies centralize management in an office (either city satellites or a hq) and permit developers to either work remote within the geographic region with occasional onsites. I don't know of anybody that would permit a manager (much less someone that is a sr. manager) to be remote which is why I asked.
- richardlblair 1y agoThe fact you're being questioned about this is insane. There used to be a 0% chance of being tossed on a plane and deported somewhere else in the world when visiting the US. That chance is now non-zero, which is an unacceptable level of risk for many. That and everything else going on. There's a reason Canadians have stopped traveling down south...
- mgh95 1y agoBusiness travel from CAN to US has remained stable (see: https://globalnews.ca/video/11436758/business-travel-to-u-s-remains-stable-despite-dip-in-leisurely-visits-data-shows/ https://globalnews.ca/video/11436758/business-travel-to-u-s-...). It's leisure that is declining. Meanwhile, total spending in the US from int'l visitor tourism is up in the US (see: https://www.hotel-online.com/press_releases/release/international-visitor-spending-in-u-s-up-nearly-2-ytd/ https://www.hotel-online.com/press_releases/release/internat...). Honestly, I think macro factors -- namely, poor Canadian household finances due to increasing cost of living and declining real incomes in Canada coupled with a strengthening US dollar against the Loonie -- are what are killing tourism from CAN to US right now.
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- richardlblair 1y agoAs a Canadian, living shoulder to shoulder with the very folks who used to frequently travel to the US (and being one myself). I firmly disagree.
- mgh95 1y agoOk; all I can say is what the statistics indicate. It seems like at least some Canadians accept assignments which result in business travel to the US. As with the OC, this may result in more desirable employees to Canadian employers who wish to continue to do business with the US, hence the original question.
- lazyasciiart 1y agoIn other words, Canadians aren’t going to the US unless someone pays them for it. That’s pretty negative sentiment.
- mgh95 1y agoOh sure. But the important thing -- especially for the OC, who is having a rough time in the job market -- is getting paid to do it.
- jpalawaga 1y agoAll of my personal network has stopped non-mandatory travel to the US. I wouldn’t be surprised people wouldn’t resist if their employer told them to go for business, but many Canadians are simply opting out of leisure travel to the United States. There are plenty of other places to travel is the rationale. besides, if a strong greenback was the reason for decrease of leisure, wouldn’t it also be responsible for a decrease in business travel, too? Certainly businesses are also bound to macroeconomic shifts.
- thirtygeo 1y ago+1