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Some things really can't be changed on the local level. Take forced arbitration in contracts for example. This was made possible by a federal law passed in the 1920's, and further cemented by a series of supreme court rulings in the past couple of decades. No amount of desire or political will by individual states can ban the practice. The federal law trumps all, and this must be changed at the national level.

Not my experience at all. I've been having trouble finding remote jobs, much less remote jobs offering anything in the same universe as the 20 year Silicon Valley career I left behind.

Ha. I said I was moving to another city, can I work remote from there? No. So I handed in my notice and moved. And this was at a company that proudly trumpeted to the press that they were "virtual first" and has been remote since Covid started last spring.

Your mileage may vary with these conversations.

Even when talking about the negative effects of commuting on you and your kids, you frame it in terms of the productivity impact on your employer. Man, talk about Stockholm syndrome.

Productivity is not the end all be all. It's ok to look out for yourself.

Agreed. Too many companies are bragging about how much $ they raised in their last round. Too few are sharing the $ they plan to offer for the job they're trying so hard to fill.

Regarding the advice in your link, how can an employee trust their manager when they're trying to get them to open up like a therapist, while at the same time gathering notes to use as "evidence" in an annual review? This is an inherent conflict of interests, and I've always regretted revealing any difficulties to managers. It usually comes back to bite me, as in "doesn't work well with others," or getting passed over for tech lead because I expressed doubts about my leadership abilities.

Actually, the Case-Shiller index itself is not adjusted for inflation, unless the graph you're looking at explicitly mentions that.