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hotseltzer t1_j6wozyw wrote

Reply to comment by psychicfrequency in Looking to buy a house in Vermont - What cities do you recommend by psychicfrequency

The last thing Vermont needs is more people moving here with their remote jobs. Everywhere is understaffed, yet folks moving here will undoubtedly utilize resources, further impacting the staffing shortages.

I recently heard from my local Post Office that there are 3 open jobs for every 1 Vermonter. I can't find anything online that supports that stat, but I did find a Burlington Free Press article from March 2022 that states, "Vermont had 46,411 job postings per 100,000 people, the highest rate in the nation." Based on my experiences at work and in the community, I feel pretty confident numbers have not improved since then.

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Corey307 t1_j6ybtr9 wrote

The state does need people to move here but it needs people to move here and work here. It’s going to be a problem a few years from now we’re all of these people who moved here as coronavirus refugees or full remote jobs decide to leave because they can’t get their kids in daycare, restaurants are barely open, they aren’t getting their mail etc, can’t find anybody to work on their house. He won’t realize that they created the problem by taking up housing without filling a useful position.

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escobert t1_j6wpilm wrote

It wouldn't surprise me. I get laid off for a few months in the winter for my job and usually doing the required job search is just apply and forget. Not this year, everyone is requesting interviews. Kind of a pain for me as I have no intention of leaving my good paying job and no one in their right mind is going to hire me for a couple months.

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HappilyhiketheHump t1_j6wwt10 wrote

Every grocery store in the state will hire you for a month or two.

Work is good for the soul.

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escobert t1_j6wwz3r wrote

Sorry but I'm not driving 35 minutes to work at a grocery store for 2 months when I can get more sitting on my ass at home.

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EDIT: lol go ahead and downvote, excuse me for wanting more money to ya know pay my bills and feed my kids then a grocery store would provide. I make way more than minimum wage, am certified and my employer pays into unemployment along with actively wanting us to go on unemployment so he doesn't have to hire, certify and train a new crew of people every year.

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HappilyhiketheHump t1_j6x3vpe wrote

Don’t blame you for taking the freebies.
Just pointing out that short term jobs are open if someone wants one.

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escobert t1_j6x461p wrote

Oh there's tons of jobs open, many aren't even short term. I just absolutely love my job (organic tick and mosquito control) it pays well and I get to be alone and outside all day. I'd love to find something I could do while snows on the ground yearly but not in a great spot to work at a ski resort or something along those lines.

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NowIAmThatGuy t1_j73ply2 wrote

Remote workers living in Vermont pay taxes. So I think they’ve earned the right to use resources.

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