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walkitouthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/05/20/let-coronavirus-break-up-super-zips/
I rarely find an opinion piece that fully aligns with my thinking and preferences. This one is the closest I have seen in a while. And it has relevant examples!
“The project management software company Basecamp is headquartered in Chicago, but it allows its employees to work from anywhere while paying them a rate that would put them in the top 10 percent of San Franciscans, regardless. Can you imagine what those wages can buy in northern Maine? Unsurprisingly, Basecamp boasts remarkably high retention rates and a happy workforce.”
Instead of making employees pay massive rent, companies could pay the other kind of rent (higher than prevalent wages). Win win!
OK, I grew up in Seattle. All these people moving to other parts of the country will probably piss off the locals by driving up real estate prices. I know how this works.
I rarely find an opinion piece that fully aligns with my thinking and preferences. This one is the closest I have seen in a while. And it has relevant examples!
“The project management software company Basecamp is headquartered in Chicago, but it allows its employees to work from anywhere while paying them a rate that would put them in the top 10 percent of San Franciscans, regardless. Can you imagine what those wages can buy in northern Maine? Unsurprisingly, Basecamp boasts remarkably high retention rates and a happy workforce.”
Instead of making employees pay massive rent, companies could pay the other kind of rent (higher than prevalent wages). Win win!
OK, I grew up in Seattle. All these people moving to other parts of the country will probably piss off the locals by driving up real estate prices. I know how this works.