I'm a remote worker who lives in a small remote village in India. It's a bliss to experience the best of both worlds at the same time and staying connected to my cultural roots while doing the same work I used to do when I was in the US. I have always been a bit of a loner so not so much of a change in social life. When I see my fellow farmers tending to their fields and the kind of work satisfaction they have, I feel I lack that sort of dedication to my job, it might be the case of large disconnect between what I work on (blockchain tech) and where I live (farming village)
Ask HN: Remote workers in a non-tech city, what's your experience?
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Re: Ask HN: Remote workers in a non-tech city, what's your experience?
#102I suspect you're asking whether you'll regret taking a job for a local company with an option to work remotely rather than holding out for a more "tech" focused company that enables better networking opportunities? Why would you hold out if you're uncertain? Or are you hesitant you won't like it? Who says you can't test the waters for a few months while looking for other remote opportunities? I don't know what's impo…
Company is good, I did an internship there (not remote). So I'm not holding out for something better. But When I start I'll have the option to work from the office or work remotely.
Question more relates to the trade-offs of taking the opportunity to gain experience working remotely. I've heard remote jobs are more commonly offered to people with several years of work experience, so this is a chance to jump start the process.
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#103Saskatoon: - the internet is decent. It is better in a hub city, but as long as one can live with occasional disconnects, it's fine. - Deliveries : add 3 days, weeks or months (depending) on time to delivery. "overnight" does not exist. International diplomacy makes a difference here - so ship from countries that are at least "not aggressively unfriendly". (fwiw : faster to get things here from China than from USA. O…
By the looks of it, Saskatoon is an hour further from the UK than New York is, no?
I interpreted that to mean in terms of getting things delivered, but reading was never my strong suit, let alone understanding what I read.
Re: Ask HN: Remote workers in a non-tech city, what's your experience?
#104I'm a remote worker who lives in a small remote village in India. It's a bliss to experience the best of both worlds at the same time and staying connected to my cultural roots while doing the same work I used to do when I was in the US. I have always been a bit of a loner so not so much of a change in social life. When I see my fellow farmers tending to their fields and the kind of work satisfaction they have, I fee…
Sounds lovely :) Whereabouts in India are you?
Re: Ask HN: Remote workers in a non-tech city, what's your experience?
#105Earlier quoted context omitted.
Are you me? I also work in ML and am raising a child in a small seaside town. Your comments are very similar to my experience. I was told going remote and leaving the city was career suicide, but it's been quite the opposite. The amount of assumed travel (pre-covid) was a bummer and often happened at inconvenient times at multiple companies, but I still wouldn't trade it. I never talk about tech outside of work, whic…
new grad here. any city and seaside town recommendations?
I think you're supposed to cruise along the coast and take in each city one by one. Then circle back and stay at the one that seems most cozy.
Re: Ask HN: Remote workers in a non-tech city, what's your experience?
#106I want to ask a question to the group, too. How do the companies headquartered in SF and NYC and places like that decide your salary and if you are in a cheaper locale? Do they give you a lower salary, are taxes weird, is there an awkward conversation with HR? Has anyone moved from an expensive place to a cheaper place and dealt with awkward company reactions (HR)?
Some companies have released salary percentiles (relative to HQ) for the adjustment to remote. For example, a company in the Bay Area published this for total comp. Most companies seem to be following similarly: Bay Area: 93% NY: 93% Seattle: 92% Los Angeles: 91% Boston: 91% San Diego: 88% Denver: 86% Chicago: 85% Portland: 83% Philadelphia: 83% Atlanta: 83% Minneapolis: 83% Austin: 82% Florida: 81% Salt Lake City: 8…
Aren't most of those high cost of living cities? Not really rural remote working cities.
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#107Just moved from CA to ID. I'd say that the experience has been great, but with some caveats that don't really apply to you.
A lot of the celebration you'll see about remote work is going to come from those who couldn't afford space in places like SF & LA who are now thrilled that they can afford a house somewhere cheaper. I am personally included in this category, as houses in ID are much cheaper than CA. It's really hard to overstate how much of an impact space has on one's quality of life, but that might not be strictly relevant to you since you're effectively stuck in place either way.
Second, I'm pretty senior. There is a pretty big difference between starting your career out remote and settling into remote work once you're already established. It seems like starting out remote would be a bit tougher early on in your career, but I've only experienced being remote while managing.
On the whole, I personally love working remote, and have no intention to stop. This is actually pretty surprising to me, since I had a terrible experience with a prior remote job, as the job was both bad (for reasons unrelated to remote) and I was the only remote worker. Coming to enjoy remote work over the length of the pandemic was a surprise to me.
My only piece of advice: don't be the only remote person. Try to at least get onto a team that is 100% remote together, so that you won't end up being isolated.
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#108Earlier quoted context omitted.
Some companies have released salary percentiles (relative to HQ) for the adjustment to remote. For example, a company in the Bay Area published this for total comp. Most companies seem to be following similarly: Bay Area: 93% NY: 93% Seattle: 92% Los Angeles: 91% Boston: 91% San Diego: 88% Denver: 86% Chicago: 85% Portland: 83% Philadelphia: 83% Atlanta: 83% Minneapolis: 83% Austin: 82% Florida: 81% Salt Lake City: 8…
Aren't most of those high cost of living cities? Not really rural remote working cities.
Yeah fair, guess the interesting bit is that it won't go below 70% anywhere across the US
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#109Being in a tech city sucks. I moved to San Francisco for a better job with better pay, and was overwhelmed with people with shitty politics and group think. Working in a community with people who do tangible things is much better.
Also, housing prices. It's really hard to overstate how rough it can be on some people to not have their own space.
Re: Ask HN: Remote workers in a non-tech city, what's your experience?
#110I want to ask a question to the group, too. How do the companies headquartered in SF and NYC and places like that decide your salary and if you are in a cheaper locale? Do they give you a lower salary, are taxes weird, is there an awkward conversation with HR? Has anyone moved from an expensive place to a cheaper place and dealt with awkward company reactions (HR)?
Some companies have released salary percentiles (relative to HQ) for the adjustment to remote. For example, a company in the Bay Area published this for total comp. Most companies seem to be following similarly: Bay Area: 93% NY: 93% Seattle: 92% Los Angeles: 91% Boston: 91% San Diego: 88% Denver: 86% Chicago: 85% Portland: 83% Philadelphia: 83% Atlanta: 83% Minneapolis: 83% Austin: 82% Florida: 81% Salt Lake City: 8…
It's a real morale breaker to be told that your labor is worth less because of where you live when everyone is remote anyways.