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Re:‘Great Resignation’ gains steam as return-to-work plans take effect on Wednesday June 30, 2021 @10:48AM (#27689213)
Let's not also forget the ability to take your pay from say a major metropolitan area like San Francisco, and work remote where you get more bang for your buck like Wyoming.

When I was working in the bay area I would've happily taken a 10-20% pay cut in order to work remote from anywhere. I would've been happy with a mandate of 'come into the office for a week (on the company dime of course) once a quarter, bi-annually or whatever'

Re:What If You Bought All 292M of the Possible Powerball Combinations? on Wednesday January 13, 2016 @02:24PM (#10896760)
This is taking into account you are the only winner. If others win, this will reduce your profit.
Re:Private messages at work can be read by EU employers on Wednesday January 13, 2016 @01:16PM (#10896272)
They may have the right to search your thumb drive if they believe you are downloading company data that may help the competition or cost revenue.
Re:How can a senior engineer maximize compensation without becoming “m... on Tuesday May 05, 2015 @02:31PM (#9494083)
Perhaps it's the Dunning-Kruger effect?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect