Risks for remote workers leaving big cities, study shows

[@SK-lt1so]

Funny, the same businesses that say they want you in the office will fire you when they outsource your position to India.

[@rickyayy]

Bingo!! Hypocrisy.

[@CaraMarie13]

A lot of my coworkers did this when we were fully remote. Now our company requires two days a week and a lot of them had to quit. It's ridiculous and we all know it.

[@neonpandas]

They did it on purpose. The point was to have people leave so they don’t pay out unemployment or have backlash from mass layoffs. They saved money that way unfortunately

[@ft9kop]

Unfortunately, the most talented ones resign first because they're more recruited

[@sabrina.natalie]

It’s a double-edged sword. We are essentially forced to relocate to smaller cities, or more rural parts of the state that we live in, because the major metropolitan cities are extremely expensive. The amount of rent you pay, or how expensive your house mortgage is, depends on your zip code. Sure, smaller cities have less opportunities for employment, and the pay compensation isn’t the highest, but we’re all trying to scrape by the best that we can.

[@artistandhisdogs1351]

I've noticed my employer asks the most productive remote employees to continue working at home. I've even asked if they would like me to come in the office hoping it would give me access to a promotion/raise, but they said the productivity was more important than office time.

[@bombaybeach208]

They need a study to realize this? Smaller cities, less opportunities...DUH

[@bsce100]

The irony of showing a pic, at the end, of a women sitting in an office at her cubicle sitting on a zoom meeting. She, like all of us, could have been doing that meeting from home.

[@iamjoshdouglas]

oh the spin...I can see if a chief correspondent for Business Insider needed to be closer to a hotbed of residents and jobs to do their job. That is not the case for most remote work jobs that do not require face to face interactions to be successful.

[@solidorsharp3091]

Corporate spin corporations are the problem not remote workers. They have priced out their own workers and citizens. This is a rental and housing issue also.

[@kaylacharles3186]

People have been commuting from Sacramento to the Bay Area for years. This lil girl does not know what she is talking about what is she 22 years old? FOH

[@7_of_9]

Risk - healthier life, big savings, closer to families, live longer, less stress, no respiratory diseases from pollution

[@Sv3rigeexposed]

Most companies dont do full remote anymore and if you tell them you want remote they toss your application in the trash lol

[@cameronf3343]

The unfortunate truth. Same reason when I establish my company it will be fully remote 100%. The tasks can be done remotely, and all I see that as is a logical chance to save $50k/year on an office space while boosting the quality of life for my future employees and myself. Literally no reason in my mind for white collar to use offices unless there’s strict confidentiality reasons involved.

[@StrawberryJamJam29]

And I live near a big city (San Francisco) and still can’t get an in-person job after over a year of searching. So it doesn’t even matter. The job market is crap.

[@thepassionfruitdiariessuzi6978]

Remote work existed before it was even a thing, depends what you do and what you do in life. Sacramento isn’t a small town either

[@andreak334]

How come CEO and executives of corporations can seem to work remotely from their vacation homes or yacht?

[@SC-pe9ir]

Sac is also a big city. How does this makes sense?

[@justinoleary911]

Great message from our corporate overlords 😂 can’t have normal folks getting ahead now get back in the office

[@shaunmc013]

She’s literally reporting what I’ve been saying for years. You leave the big city, you’re leaving a lot of valuable resources behind..

[@MauroPena-n8e]

Leave the city? Son, i left the country!

[@Maggie-zr2ow]

Where’d you go?😊

[@MauroPena-n8e]

@@Maggie-zr2ow I'm not at liberty to say. I left the country, but I didn't tell anyone. You don't have to publicize everything. Would you like to visit?

[@Maggie-zr2ow]

@@MauroPena-n8e LOL…I’m always trying to learn about new places, and why people go where they go. I respect your privacy. Wish you well.

[@Elias_Truth]

You would think after Covid, companies would be more open to remote work permanently. Another pandemic could happen

[@Silver_zerfox]

Qqn peut me le traduire svp 🙏🏼

[@Code_Phenix]

Non

[@Silver_zerfox]

12 ?

[@Boc3phu5]

So it's in the interests of these big financial commercial spaces to make sure that layoffs continue to happen so that people do return to work?

[@ft9kop]

In person work is expensive on the government to maintain the infrastructure and the individual to maintain a vehicle. Unfortunately, bike infrastructure and public transit is lacking in the country to mitigate these expenses

[@ontheroad5555]

There was an article about people doing remote work but they left the country and never told their companies. According to the article it make things difficult for the companies when it comes to taxes. In some cases the remote employees were told to come back to the office or be fired. One of the places is Mexico City. An affordable city with lots of things to do.

[@cyoohoos]

Young people….please do not frame your life around whether or not a corporation will fire .a.k.a. Lay you off.

[@jeretso]

Hurting career after saving years worth of salary? Not bad actually with cheaper housing, less driving and less stress. The only drawback is coworker friends not hanging out.

[@ligbzd837]

Sometimes you have to leave something to appreciate it - great quote. Too many people are spoiled with a good life that no matter what you give them, they think something is not good enough. Try taking everything away...

[@ligbzd837]

People always think the grass is GREENER on the other side... Only the wise and experienced know that to have green grass the owner has to put in work to make it so. Moving from places to places will all end up in disappointment if you expect the 'other' side to solve your problems.

[@lemuhuru]

FUD. Should be bringing in more than one source of income as a remote worker. No reason a remote worker shouldn't be working hard AF to bring in another income. Also keep your security egg high, 2 years worth of living expenses min.

[@pavelpavlov7027]

This is such nonsense

[@ericB3444]

Remote work means you have a remote control to control the work.

[@monterreymxisfun3627]

It may be harder, but worth it. If she calls Sacramento a small city, I wonder what she considers the Texas Panhandle.

[@nottheone582]

Don't get fired. I moved out of Vancouver during the pandemic & I saved $80k and bought a house... This doesn't apply to knowledge workers who are smart About it

[@ripplecutter233]

"please stay in the big city so that my real estate investor buddies can continue to drain your wallets"

[@lucasrytlewski4251]

J’aime pas

[@Code_Phenix]

Moi aussi

[@kenshinamv2883]

Éteint j’ai juré

[@Silver_zerfox]

Moi je dit hagraa

[@Literallyarealhuman]

We really had to f around to find out didnt we

[@MarkDanielLouwe]

Our true company tbh is inc.

[@taurusnyy]

Makes no sense at all, so du can be remote but it matters where lol 😅

[@tnnsboy18]

BS they wont give you a raise if you go back to the office, its smart to move out!

[@Karoke77]

Breaking news: Sacramento is a very large city. This lady thinks it is like the Oklahoma Panhandle (RURAL). Just WOW. She needs to visit a real small town. She thinks Sacramento is the "country" (no people or jobs) - LOL

[@Horrorcoolguy]

I could of saw that happening.

[@djm2189]

What did we learn? Common sense and its a study😅 breaking news, water is wet 💦

[@sarahbaartmansrevenge]

fake news

[@davidpak271]

Study by commercial real estate

[@STEVEVARVOUNIS]

Bs