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mugatu1994 t1_itq4cg2 wrote

Reply to comment by Wild_Garlic in Rather than heralding a new era of prosperity for rural and remote regions, remote working, inspired by the pandemic, is exacerbating the global urban-rural divide in the digital platform labour market by giuliomagnifico

  1. Some 'remote work' may still require you to live near enough a corporate office even if you don't go in.
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obamanisha t1_itqawtg wrote

Employers being registered in certain states is a big deal.

I went to college in Boston and graduated in 2020 so getting a job was awful. I had to move home to rural Ohio due to the Boston COL. There were plenty of employers who were condescending about me being in a rural area for the time. Once I got past those, there were some that needed me back ASAP (job was remote at first, then in more final interviews, they would reveal that they actually wanted me in the office for a few days per week.)

For one employer, I got down to signing my contract and they realized that I didn’t have an MA address anymore. The recruiter didn’t even realize that I had to be in MA, and there was no way they could register in Ohio in a timely manner. They weren’t even back in the office at this time. I had to confess that there’s no way I could get the funds to move back that soon and I lost the offer. The job I ended up getting was better, but this was not a great feeling either. Sometimes remote work isn’t as clean cut as it seems.

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brownhotdogwater t1_itqmovz wrote

The state thing is important. There is a bunch of HR and legal stuff for taxes and payroll. If the company has not going though the trouble of setting up in a specific state they might not want to hire you.

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mugatu1994 t1_itqc2qy wrote

Luckily my work has an office where I wanted to be. But if I hadn't wanted one of a handful of major cities it wouldn't have worked.

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BisquickNinja t1_itt1ahr wrote

This is me. I do some manufacturing and I must go in when needed.

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