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I really hope this becomes more of a viable option for people. There are many of us that don’t need to be in the office the majority of the time. Why should my company care if I have my laptop at the beach for perspective building or am at my house?
That’s not to say people don’t still need to come in periodically. Some meetings and work can only be done in person. -
In W Bellevue/Eastside the final straw will be kids not going back to schools. Nearly all the private schools announced today no in-person learning.
Expect inventory levels to rise significantly over the next few weeks. -
Inventory of booze in people's liquor cabinets?pawz said:In W Bellevue/Eastside the final straw will be kids not going back to schools. Nearly all the private schools announced today no in-person learning.
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My oldest started a new position at a Big software co. in Feb. He manages a large highly visible project with teams of engineers. Hasn’t been to the office once.
He’s recently begun shopping for waterfront homes in more remote areas reflecting what he calls the new norm.
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I apologize I don’t have the KOMO4 link at the ready, but I read the Facebooks and Microsofts of the world are starting to be open to letting their employees LEAVE! mega-expensive Silicon Valley and Seattle to work/live wherever they want. It makes total sense. (Though I’m curious if they’ll try to fuck them over salary wise by saying “oh, you don’t have a high cost of living anymore.”)doogie said:My oldest started a new position at a Big software co. in Feb. He manages a large highly visible project with teams of engineers. Hasn’t been to the office once.
He’s recently begun shopping for waterfront homes in more remote areas reflecting what he calls the new norm. -
https://msn.com/en-us/news/us/40-million-americans-are-at-risk-of-eviction-without-a-stimulus-bill/ar-BB17GEPC?ocid=msedgntp
Zoom this. I think its great that the 1% can now work from their oceanfront homes and not have to commute from their fabulously rich in town neighborhood. Might want to stock up on guns and ammo in case unwelcome guests show up
The thousands of small businesses and the millions of people already out may not find comfort in this
Sorry for being the man of the people but I am. We have the largest crisis in our history waiting for us when we? wake the fuck up from this dream -
Don’t disagree with you there Race. It won’t help most people.RaceBannon said:https://msn.com/en-us/news/us/40-million-americans-are-at-risk-of-eviction-without-a-stimulus-bill/ar-BB17GEPC?ocid=msedgntp
Zoom this. I think its great that the 1% can now work from their oceanfront homes and not have to commute from their fabulously rich in town neighborhood. Might want to stock up on guns and ammo in case unwelcome guests show up
The thousands of small businesses and the millions of people already out may not find comfort in this
Sorry for being the man of the people but I am. We have the largest crisis in our history waiting for us when we? wake the fuck up from this dream
However, anything we can do to spread people and businesses out is a good thing. -
YEP. This is absolutely what's happening. It's my day-to-day existence.doogie said:My oldest started a new position at a Big software co. in Feb. He manages a large highly visible project with teams of engineers. Hasn’t been to the office once.
He’s recently begun shopping for waterfront homes in more remote areas reflecting what he calls the new norm.
Not sure how long the pent-up demand in Bellevue (to some degree Seattle) will last, but those than can are OUT.
It's beyond important to be priced aggressively right now. Now is not the time to be greedy. -
They absolutely willDoog_de_Jour said:
I apologize I don’t have the KOMO4 link at the ready, but I read the Facebooks and Microsofts of the world are starting to be open to letting their employees LEAVE! mega-expensive Silicon Valley and Seattle to work/live wherever they want. It makes total sense. (Though I’m curious if they’ll try to fuck them over salary wise by saying “oh, you don’t have a high cost of living anymore.”)doogie said:My oldest started a new position at a Big software co. in Feb. He manages a large highly visible project with teams of engineers. Hasn’t been to the office once.
He’s recently begun shopping for waterfront homes in more remote areas reflecting what he calls the new norm.
If companies were smart they'd completely embrace this as a means of driving down labor costs as not only can they re-index compensation for people that live elsewhere, but as the costs in major cities drop, it will result in a lower indexing there as well. -
Honestly, it's so much bigger than this from my perspectiveDoog_de_Jour said:
Don’t disagree with you there Race. It won’t help most people.RaceBannon said:https://msn.com/en-us/news/us/40-million-americans-are-at-risk-of-eviction-without-a-stimulus-bill/ar-BB17GEPC?ocid=msedgntp
Zoom this. I think its great that the 1% can now work from their oceanfront homes and not have to commute from their fabulously rich in town neighborhood. Might want to stock up on guns and ammo in case unwelcome guests show up
The thousands of small businesses and the millions of people already out may not find comfort in this
Sorry for being the man of the people but I am. We have the largest crisis in our history waiting for us when we? wake the fuck up from this dream
However, anything we can do to spread people and businesses out is a good thing.
Going forward, what will actually be jobs that require people to be present? Food/Hospitality/Recreation? Essential services? Then what?
We've found that we can largely exist having products shipped to our homes. Companies get to lessen their footprint. Etc Etc Etc
I'm fascinated to see how companies reinvent themselves.
