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Re:Ask HN: Are you a remote worker that escaped to the count... by ghaff on Friday July 13, 2018 @01:04PM (#17524685)
I'd just point out that taking a number of months to find a new job is pretty much absolutely the norm for most people in many types of professional roles.

Last couple of times I changed jobs, I had interested high-level people who I already knew from Day 1 and it still took a few months to get on interview calendars, get through internal processes, etc. I have no doubt there are some people who can pick up the phone and have a new job the next week but it's absolutely not the norm just about anywhere--remote or otherwise.

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Re:Ask HN: Are you a remote worker that escaped to the count... by mlthoughts2018 on Friday July 13, 2018 @05:00PM (#17526655)
I think you overestimate the duration of modern software job searches in urban areas. People sometimes take months to search when they are being picky, but it's not for lack of choices. Being in a very rural area and looking exclusively for the right sort of remote job though, then yes, you would be lacking choices and it would take at least several months and probably much longer, while at the same time forcing you to compromise more for lack of options.
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