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Re:Alone on the Open Road: Truckers Feel Like ‘Throwaway Peo... by geon on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @05:20AM (#14399928)
And going freelance is scary without some kind of economical safety net. Like ubi.
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Re:Alone on the Open Road: Truckers Feel Like ‘Throwaway Peo... by bicubic on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @07:05AM (#14400277)
Bingo. All of these 'but you can work remotely' suggestions are non starters to anyone who isn't already relatively wealthy, because they carry immense risk.

If there was a serious safety net that guaranteed a decent quality of life, a significant portion of people would be taking on those options and leave the city centers.

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Re:Alone on the Open Road: Truckers Feel Like ‘Throwaway Peo... by pnutjam on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @12:17PM (#14402495)
True, it's one thing to convince your employer to let you work remotely. It's a totally different thing to convince a new employer to hire you remotely. I'm leaving the midwest because there are too few opportunities for the work I do. I'll be fighting it out in NY soon.
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