I agree that for a lot of orgs, the benefits of being in the high-rent areas outweigh the costs. However I want to encourage orgs that don’t fit this description to consider different locations, if only to give people different options.
For me personally, and probably a lot of other people, the idea of living with my boss and using our shared house as an office sounds like my own personal hell. If I got an offer with that arrangement I would refuse immediately. Whereas if the city was in Portugal or somewhere similar, where things are cheap and you can rent your own place for 500 bucks a month, I’d probably jump at the opportunity.
I think not having the option, and having everyone be concentrated in one or two high-rent areas, costs both money and the people you want to recruit.
I agree that for a lot of orgs, the benefits of being in the high-rent areas outweigh the costs. However I want to encourage orgs that don’t fit this description to consider different locations, if only to give people different options.
For me personally, and probably a lot of other people, the idea of living with my boss and using our shared house as an office sounds like my own personal hell. If I got an offer with that arrangement I would refuse immediately. Whereas if the city was in Portugal or somewhere similar, where things are cheap and you can rent your own place for 500 bucks a month, I’d probably jump at the opportunity.
I think not having the option, and having everyone be concentrated in one or two high-rent areas, costs both money and the people you want to recruit.