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Friday, September 2, 2022

Remote Work And Housing

A lot of people limit their job search to a particular area (city or metropolitan area). Sometimes there are just not a lot of available positions in the area. The job search may take a long time. It makes sense then to expand the job search to other cities and states.

I applied for jobs in other states in the past. I even traveled for a few interviews out of state. I once moved (to another state) during the final stages of the interview process and ended up losing the job. That was not fun.

These days, there are a lot of remote positions so it is possible to work for a company in another state from another (your current) location. I suspect this is happening a lot. It is a perfect solution to a problem.

It is interesting that with so many remote positions, there is still lots of moving to fill positions. There is now a call for a new benefit - a flexible housing benefit (see article:   
Airbnb for work: Could providing employees with flexible housing be the next big benefit?
https://www.benefitnews.com/news/housing-for-employees-a-good-employee-benefit). I still need to understand fully how these transient workers obtain jobs and move around to fill positions.

I remember a second cousin of mine received a housing benefit when she obtained a job in Linden many years ago. She moved into the house provided by her employer from the East Coast. I believe some professor jobs in the Caribbean have a similar benefit.

From past experience, I know that states such as Maryland offer a housing benefit for first-time homebuyers. When I was purchasing my condo over 10 years ago, I looked into the state benefit. I decided that the benefit provided by my employer would be better. I didn't receive the benefit, but I still purchased the condo. Memories, memories, memories.









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