fear: offshoring from remote work
reality: renaissance of states, cities, towns, and places forgotten about as people left in pursuit of opportunity only available in big cities where they can now return to due to remote work
reality: renaissance of states, cities, towns, and places forgotten about as people left in pursuit of opportunity only available in big cities where they can now return to due to remote work
many of the people who fear this have no idea how high wages are in the places they think jobs will disappear to
and some people genuinely argue that a $10K-$50K expense of an office is going to keep jobs here? $10M-$50M per 1,000 person company
after a global pandemic that literally proved almost any job can be done remotely over 15 months of a global pandemic
after a global pandemic that literally proved almost any job can be done remotely over 15 months of a global pandemic
remote work has it's problems and challenges
but fear of jobs going overseas? people who suggest this have no understanding of the economic reality 90% of people face in towns that were crushed by the death of industry
but fear of jobs going overseas? people who suggest this have no understanding of the economic reality 90% of people face in towns that were crushed by the death of industry
access to opportunity demanded we leave behind friends and family, inheriting a high cost of living and low disposable income to waste 60% of our lives going to, getting read for, or being sat in an office, because big cities were where the big bucks were
mistaken belief that knowledge work could only happen in person was destroyed over the last 15 months
90%+ of people never want to work in an office full-time again. 50% of millennials would rather quit than go back
millions of people see there is more to life than an office
90%+ of people never want to work in an office full-time again. 50% of millennials would rather quit than go back
millions of people see there is more to life than an office
"but what about the jobs around the office economy?"
do people who ask this think other people have the 5 minute walk from home to the work they do?
remote workers buy things: instead of from a faceless biz at the foot of a tower block they buy it locally from local people
do people who ask this think other people have the 5 minute walk from home to the work they do?
remote workers buy things: instead of from a faceless biz at the foot of a tower block they buy it locally from local people
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