#ExpensiveCities - Worker Migration

[burbuja0512]

I live in Austin, and work remotely PT for a Realtor in the CA Bay Area as her assistant. It's just an assistant job, but it clicks on some of the things mentioned in this thread...IMHO she found top talent by being willing to hire remotely, and she found top talent in a mom! Our 2 hour time difference is a benefit in a field that often feels 24hr, plus I'm from her area originally, so I bring expertise to the table that would be impossible to find locally for her at the rate she pays me. Win/Win

My husband is a Creative Director for a small company here in Austin. His commute is one hour each way, and that's only 12 miles. Traffic here has gotten ridiculous. He should work remotely but no one in his company does because the boss has trust issues. If he could work remotely our dream would be to actually get an RV and travel 1/2 the year while still working. People do it, we just haven't found a way yet.

I love time differences in remote work.   In my case, it means that I have a lot of work to do early, but late in the day is totally quiet.  

OMG and I know what you mean about the 12 mile one-hour commute!!  I was in the Chicago area and since I do international work, I was able to get to the office at 6:30am and leave around 3:00pm.   But that was the ONLY way to keep the commute reasonable with even a minor delay adding significant amounts of time.

I don't know how people could work from an RV, but I'm sure it could be done.   As long as you could get an internet connection that's fast enough to support all of the programs his employer uses, I'm sure it would be ok.  You could even take the luxury of choosing your own home state.  I wonder if you could just get a fancy PO box, like the ones that sound like actual residences and call that home.     I live in South Dakota now and there is no state income tax.   So I'm not sure it's the best to choose because I haven't done the research, I know that we pay a heck of a lot less in taxes than we did when we lived in Chicago.

I couldn't do the RV thing now due to kids in school, but if you ever figure a way out how to do that, do send me a message or post!