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by megaframe 2135 days ago
Similar observation, on my tiny stretch of street I've seen 7 moving trucks since SIP started, far more than I've ever seen. I get it, If you just moved or been here 1-2yr I'd leave too, the costs would make no sense.

I'm right on the fence. I've been at my current place ~6 years, prices have just started to get to about what I'm paying (rent controlled). I'm hoping it drops some more so I can negotiate a reduction.

...with permanent WFH I too want to leave, head to Europe (I'm a citizen). With travel restrictions in place, and my employer saying they'd adjust my pay to reflect local cost of living I'm not sure what would be best.
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bhickey 2135 days ago
> and my employer saying they'd adjust my pay to reflect local cost of living I'm not sure what would be best.

This "local cost of living" and "regional market" argument is a farce. Remote workers are competing in a global market by definition. They might as well be honest and say, "we think we can get away with paying you less."

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dahfizz 2135 days ago
> Remote workers are competing in a global market by definition.

Yeah, exactly. The prices on that global market are miles away of the prices local to Silicon Valley.

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megaframe 2134 days ago
I agree, and argued as much. Going so far as ask what their policy would be if I rent a cheep room, return every few months, and pay local taxes.

My argument being that If I remain local but because of a long commute and choose to be full time remote, how would they really know the difference.

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ipqk 2135 days ago
Having worked remotely in central Europe for an SF-based company, the hours really kind of suck.
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megaframe 2134 days ago
Yeah I get that, the further east you go the worse it is, and my experience working with Indian coworkers sounds like a nightmare for them.

I'm from Portugal so I was thinking of being there, 8am here is 4pm there, and 5pm here is 1am there. I kind of like the idea of having my morning to myself, and working in the evening. With lock down that's been my work schedule now. I do exercise, chores, and cooking in the morning, and actual work in the evening (the occasional meeting tends to occurs as I bake/boil/chop something).

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brummm 2134 days ago
These things sound good in isolation, but everybody else is on a different schedule from you, so it is isolating after a while.
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ghaff 2135 days ago
In my experience it works ok from US East Coast. But probably not so well from West Coast.
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