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Re:Suicides in Rural America Increased More Than 40% in 16 Y... by rumcajz on Monday March 20, 2017 @02:57AM (#13912286)
Make remote work the standard option whenever possible. For example, all the paper pushing work can be easily made remote and distributed to rural areas.
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Re:Suicides in Rural America Increased More Than 40% in 16 Y... by sokoloff on Monday March 20, 2017 @08:04AM (#13913375)
If you make remote work the standard, why wouldn't a company offshore it to remote workers who are often wildly cheaper due to market forces and market distortions (like minimum wage laws)?

There are plenty of English reading/writing/speaking people in India capable of remote work.

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