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Re:Suicides in Rural America Increased More Than 40% in 16 Y... by ryandrake on Sunday March 19, 2017 @02:31PM (#13908797)
Careful what you wish for. If your job can be done from Nowheresville, Kansas, it can be done from India. My guess is that remote work will bypass rural USA.
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Re:Suicides in Rural America Increased More Than 40% in 16 Y... by loeg on Sunday March 19, 2017 @02:35PM (#13908815)
Timezones still matter. It is a big pain to work with teams in a timezone 12 hours away.
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Re:Suicides in Rural America Increased More Than 40% in 16 Y... by closeparen on Sunday March 19, 2017 @06:23PM (#13910029)
People in low COL countries can be paid enough to work 3rd shift for much less than the cost differential between a 3rd world slum and a Nowheresville KS house.
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Re:Suicides in Rural America Increased More Than 40% in 16 Y... by loeg on Sunday March 19, 2017 @11:36PM (#13911477)
Depends on the job. We don't expect our software engineers in India to work nightshift or live in slums.
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