Ask HN: Remote workers in a non-tech city, what's your experience?

Post by bumby » Sat, Jan 30, 2021, 2:02 PM UTC

vishnugupta wrote: post #94

brudgers wrote: post #14

As a new engineer, onsite is a better career option because it will create more robust bonds in your professional network. Who you know matters. Being onsite will also probably generate more what-you-know as well simply by virtue of casual interaction. There's nothing wrong with remote in theory, but it simply does not provide equivalent networking potential to physical interaction. You can always go remote later. Go…

+1. Software development is as much a social activity as it is an individual pursuit. A big part of social activity is in person interaction some deliberate and some incidental like just watching someone explain a tricky design problem during lunch in a casual conversation. I learnt so much during first three years of my career just by being around some of the most brilliant engineers. As an added bonus some of those…

Post by [deleted] » Sat, Jan 30, 2021, 2:07 PM UTC

ashtonkem wrote: post #107

Just 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…

Post by [deleted] » Sat, Jan 30, 2021, 2:12 PM UTC

Gene_Parmesan wrote: post #124

wernercd wrote: post #121

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> Coming to enjoy remote over pandemic I enjoy remote but I miss the office. I think I'm part of the majority that would love 2 days in, 3 days out of the office (or some mix close to that). I can definitely see a single remote worker of a bunch is a recipe for a bad experience as you are just out of the loop and in a company that probably hasn't or won't adopt the things needed for it to be successful.

Also someone who misses the office, although my ratio is more like 4 in, 1 out. I think society is seeing an explosion currently in people who have never had the opportunity to work remotely, and who are now doing so for the first time. I feel like many of these people are maybe not thinking about how they will feel if their job is still remote 5 years from now. Work is where a huge amount of social interaction occur…

Post by smcg » Sat, Jan 30, 2021, 2:14 PM UTC

ayyy wrote: post #111

0xbadcafebee wrote: post #95

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In general you want to pick where you live based on property values, flood zone, average hurricane damage, proximity to work, and convenience to other things (like the beach you mention). But almost universally you will be driving everywhere, so don't worry too much about it. Florida is one giant concrete strip mall on top of a swamp. So in general, figure out where you will hang out the most or with whom, and be nea…

^^ That is all very much correct. > I don't understand why anyone but a retiree would move there. Taxes and cost of living.

Post by [deleted] » Sat, Jan 30, 2021, 2:22 PM UTC

op00to wrote: post #136

geogra4 wrote: post #125

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Yes. Here in the Midwest it's perfectly within reach of even a modest tech salary to own a home in a nice suburb. The coasts are just so detached from reality

No, there isn’t a detachment from reality. It’s simply that fewer people want to live in the Midwest. Considering the environmental and social problems that come with living in far flung (cheap) suburbs, it’s a wonder real estate isn’t more expensive on the coasts.