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swistak84 t1_itlo18m wrote

Reply to comment by UltravioletClearance in Remote work has changed everything. And it's still getting weirder by prehistoric_knight

This reminds me when I was working in London. I was working for a small boutique agency, 5 people including boss. Of course it was a small agency so they didn't even have a proper office, just a converted apartment.

The thing is, the agency was in very middle of London - W1 postcode. But 3 of them lived in the North London. With a long commute.

But instead of renting a nice proper office in north London, for half the price, every single day three of them - including the owner! - would spend an hour commuting to the centre, to work in cramped converted office. They often rode on the same metro train!

I asked them why not move office closer to their homes ... Been told that y'know, all the serious companies are in W1 right?

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DeafHeretic t1_itmhfpm wrote

>I asked them why not move office closer to their homes ... Been told that y'know, all the serious companies are in W1 right?

Seattle, Portland, LA, San Fran, etc. - it seems the execs all had the same idea; that they had to be in downtown to appear "serious", even though it was cramped and expensive and inconvenient.

Now we are seeing an exodus of not just employees, but companies too.

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