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WilcoLovesYou t1_j9fsmri wrote

My wife and I make right around that, a little bit higher, and moved out to the Berkshires. Got a nice house for a great price. We both work remote, so it really doesn't matter where we are. We're very very lucky to have that luxury.

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UltravioletClearance t1_j9fxwv6 wrote

I've been considering buying in Northampton or Easthampton but I'm really nervous about the long term prospect of remote work. I work in tech and did just switch jobs to remote with occasional (once or twice a month) sites in Boston. I do wonder if it will last though. Like at Future companies.

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MassConsumer1984 t1_j9gv84e wrote

Of you’re in tech, remote should not worry you. Even if you had to do Boston in person once or twice a month, it’s very doable.

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PM_me_PMs_plox t1_j9g4mae wrote

You can reasonably commute to Springfield or Hartford (or even Worcester, but that's stretching it) if you needed work.

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UltravioletClearance t1_j9g559t wrote

True but Springfield and Worcester aren't exactly tech hubs.

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PM_me_PMs_plox t1_j9gs51y wrote

I suppose not, but you also don't need to make as much money out there as in Boston and the immediate area.

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BrokedownAlice69 t1_j9hmqkb wrote

There really is no work out there

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PM_me_PMs_plox t1_j9huvvn wrote

Maybe it's not Boston, but there are some jobs in software and IT with a smaller and less competitive group of people trying to get them.

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Aminilaina t1_j9inmum wrote

I’m looking at land in the Berkshires to build a home that I have absolutely no intention of ever selling or leaving if I can help it. That far west is the only reasonable place we can afford right now.

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