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Re:IT employment grew by just 700 jobs in 2023 by IntelMiner on Tuesday January 09, 2024 @11:46AM (#38928290)
I'd happily take 150K/year and go live in nowhere Wyoming or something. As much as I loathe Musk I'm sure I could get by on something like Starlink

Except oops Amazon would absolutely decimate my yearly comp because they base it entirely off where you live, and adjust it if you try to move somewhere cheaper

Though of course that's all moot anyway since we've all gotta go back to the office because the people who own all the realestate are weirdly chummy with all the management of these companies. Weird how that worked

Re:IT employment grew by just 700 jobs in 2023 by vel0city on Tuesday January 09, 2024 @12:20PM (#38928805)
> Except oops Amazon would absolutely decimate my yearly comp

There are other employers hiring tech people other than Microsoft, Facebook, and Amazon.

In fact, a teammate of mine is a software developer just got his Starlink connection up and running replacing his WISP in a rural area where he's farming as well on the side. Another friend works as an SRE and lives way out in the desert pursuing his amateur astronomy hobby. I know of several other friends and coworkers who live similar lives.

Technically I'm 100% remote, but personally I enjoy the metro life so I'm living in an affordable metro area living a lifestyle I enjoy.