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by myelin 2423 days ago
South SF is far less accessible than Stripe's current location in Townsend St (Soma, SF).

I'm curious to see how many people leave because of this move. Tech workers in SF tend to live in Soma or the surrounding neighborhoods (FiDi, Mission, Dogpatch), which means for a worker without a car, their commute was previously a short bike, Muni, or Uber Pool, whereas to get to SSF they'll be looking at this (to get to a BART station), a BART ride, and probably a shuttle at the far end, because Oyster Point isn't near transit.

I worked for a company that moved its HQ (due to an acquisition) to Brisbane -- slightly closer than South SF -- and ended up buying a car to commute, because the walk + BART + shuttle combination took so long.
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kelp 2423 days ago
This. The major reason why I live in SOMA, and put up with all the significant downsides of that neighborhood, is because it means my commute is very short. It also means I have significant job and networking opportunities within a 30 minute _walk_ from home.

When I was last looking for a new role, I didn't even consider anything outside of SF.

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Tade0 2423 days ago
I mulled over this for a while and figured that I should be grateful.

This whole situation appears to be lifting IT salaries all over the world. I'm currently in the middle of switching jobs and found that I sneer at positions that pay less than ~$50k (in Poland at that) or don't offer fully remote work.

So, I guess, thank you?

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randycupertino 2423 days ago
Polska! I am Polish (3rd gen removed) and was recently in Krakow for a work/fun trip and fantasized about moving there for a year or so and working remote for a while to learn the language and explore the country. Could keep my Bay Area salary as long as kept US hours for conference calls etc. We hire remote IT as well- lmk if you're interested in connecting!
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Grzegrzolka 2422 days ago
Hey! I'm in Krakow, personally I'm React/C# guy, buy have couple Java friends that would love to work fully remotely. Can give you my contact www if ur willing to network
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Tade0 2422 days ago
Sure - how can I reach you?

If you want to reach me try:

hand at wringing.it

My GitHub handle is the same as my HN handle.

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