Twitter Will Allow Employees to Work at Home Forever

Re:Twitter Will Allow Employees to Work at Home Forever by tinyhouse on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @01:13PM (#23156527)

Real-estate cost is not an issue for most companies. Also, all fully remote companies that I know have company "retreats" twice a year for all employees, which is expensive. It's not mandatory of course but very important.

The bigger issue for me is what will happen to the US tech market. Why would Twitter hire people in the US if they can hire much cheaper people from Europa and other locations. The US government restricts immigration for the same reasons. They might need to intervene with remote work as well.

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Re:Twitter Will Allow Employees to Work at Home Forever by VectorLock on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @01:44PM (#23157042)

Real-estate and cost of living drives compensation which is a main issue for most companies.

Biannual "retreats" for companies that are fully remote sounds like a good idea, and I wonder if there is somewhere between "biannual retreats" and "butts in seats 5 days a week" that companies will meander towards.

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Re:Twitter Will Allow Employees to Work at Home Forever by anticensor on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @04:44PM (#23159513)

> They might need to intervene with remote work as well.

Do you mean all boundary gateways should censor all information and knowledge, that are past without prior authorisation or a heavy tax, by default? Because that is how customs IRL work.

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Re:Twitter Will Allow Employees to Work at Home Forever by tinyhouse on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @04:53PM (#23159636)

I mean something like tax incentives to companies that hire most of their employees in the US.

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