Nearly half of Bay Area residents say they want to leave

Re:Nearly half of Bay Area residents say they want to leave by randycupertino on Sunday June 03, 2018 @07:57PM (#17223291)

I have a friend whose employer let her be remote, so she and her husband moved to Austin and bought a gorgeous house, dependent on her bay area salary. 8 months go by, employer changed their mind, didn't want remote workers any more. Gave her the option to come back, she was pregnant and they liked their big house, so they said no, thinking she would have no problem finding remote work.

6 months later she's still unemployed, considering giving up her career and just being a stay at home mom. They'll sell their austin house and downsize.

Point is: remote workers are always the first to get let go, and the income is not dependable.

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Re:Nearly half of Bay Area residents say they want to leave by doyoulikeworms on Sunday June 03, 2018 @08:36PM (#17223476)

I think it's fair to say that it's riskier to depend on a remote job than it is to depend on an on-site job.

That really sucks for your friend, by the way.

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Re:Nearly half of Bay Area residents say they want to leave by jhall1468 on Sunday June 03, 2018 @08:23PM (#17223413)

Your point is painted in awfully broad strokes given you have exactly one example of it.

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