Why should all employees have to relocate to Boston and disrupt our lives because our CEO doesn’t like it here in Rhode Island? We are not all in the tech sector and we are not all programmers for games. Most of us are not. We don’t need to be in Boston.
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Hot take- as someone who was just laid off living in RI- the commute from RI to Boston is doable. I get it, it su-ks but it is possible and can be done by commuter rail. You can read, take a nap, get work done on the commute rather than having to sit in hours of traffic being unproductive. At least you have a job. I have been looking for 3 months and just a couple interviews for less than I was making. One position was in Newton, MA. That is not commutable by train from RI. That is a 4 hr round trip drive every day that I am being unproductive. My company was Boston based but remote. I rarely needed to go in to the office but would gladly do so if it was the only option.
CEO could have fully moved the company to Seattle or numerous other places not even remotely near RI. Don’t get me wrong, it su-ks. I hate seeing that RI has less and less opportunities. Most recent college grads I know are moving, working PT or unemployed because there are no opportunities in this state. It’s scary times. And for what it’s worth I do feel badly for those caught in the crossfire. I do realize that it isn’t easy to just add extra time to your commute. People have kids to pick up from daycare, second jobs to make ends meet, etc. and I personally think working in office for most positions is unnecessary BS.
In this economy, hold on to whatever job you have. Good luck out there.