Bay Area hammered by loss of jobs: Lack of affordable housing strangles hiring

Re:Bay Area hammered by loss of jobs: Lack of affordable hou... by pc86 on Monday October 23, 2017 @02:29PM (#15535642)

Or perhaps actually trying to fix the root issue rather than scrambling for the "F you, I got mine" route and buying property you don't need now on the speculation that its value will increase over the next decades.

Companies should be incentivized (by us, software developers) to hire remote workers for jobs that don't need to be physically in an office.

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Re:Bay Area hammered by loss of jobs: Lack of affordable hou... by projectramo on Monday October 23, 2017 @02:47PM (#15535811)

Please lay out your plan in more detail.

I just want to see the logic of this. You think I can put downward pressure on property prices by insisting on a remote job?

I don't think hiring companies take joy in making your life difficult. They would hire more remote workers if they felt it could work. I prefer working remotely but find it much harder to manage.

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Re:Bay Area hammered by loss of jobs: Lack of affordable hou... by eip on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @12:24PM (#15542811)

It's super easy. You just tell them my rate to work remote is X. My rate to work on site is 1.75X.

Been remote for 10+ years. Make bay area salary and live in a huge house on the beach.

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Re:Bay Area hammered by loss of jobs: Lack of affordable hou... by gowld on Monday October 23, 2017 @05:52PM (#15537232)

How did you fix the root issue?

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