• Boomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.world
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    18 hours ago

    Counter offer: Rent an apartment in Bumfuck, Flyover and work for a tech company.

    It’s the only way I’ve been able to afford a house.

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        15 hours ago

        I’ve never had problem finding a WFH gig. The last five jobs I’ve had since 2011 have been at least partially WFH. And I’m a very schmoey Joe

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          9 hours ago

          I’m guessing companies aren’t hiring fully remote new grads. And to be honest, I think that would be really tough as an employee, because it can be so hard to learn from coworkers while remote. Getting started on a new remote team is rough enough as it is

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      17 hours ago

      Rent an apartment in Bumfuck, Flyover and work for a tech company.

      It’s amazing how cheap living is when you aren’t trying to jam yourself into a city. People talk about how there is a bunch of vacant housing, well, middle of nowhere is where it is! And it’s damn cheap.

      And now, with 5G and satellite internet both as solid internet sources, it is rare you will find a house that will prevent a work remote job.