They’re super convenient. When my cat was still alive, I had his food (which was sometimes hard to find in stores) on autoship every few weeks. Never had to worry about not finding it. I imagine a lot of people are also getting things like food and treats autoshipped as well.

Employers being registered in certain states is a big deal.

I went to college in Boston and graduated in 2020 so getting a job was awful. I had to move home to rural Ohio due to the Boston COL. There were plenty of employers who were condescending about me being in a rural area for the time. Once I got past those, there were some that needed me back ASAP (job was remote at first, then in more final interviews, they would reveal that they actually wanted me in the office for a few days per week.)

For one employer, I got down to signing my contract and they realized that I didn’t have an MA address anymore. The recruiter didn’t even realize that I had to be in MA, and there was no way they could register in Ohio in a timely manner. They weren’t even back in the office at this time. I had to confess that there’s no way I could get the funds to move back that soon and I lost the offer. The job I ended up getting was better, but this was not a great feeling either. Sometimes remote work isn’t as clean cut as it seems.