[quote=deadzone]FLU and AN I assume are hiring for niche type positions within the wireless industry. San Diego is one of the (or the) hub for that industry so that may explain why you are not finding qualified applicants in Florida.
But I still don’t agree with your logic that folks are coming to San Diego en masse for the “lower” cost of living due to remote work. Just because you have anecdotal examples does not make it an actual thing. As Rich asked, where is the evidence that more folks are moving here due to remote work than are leaving? It is far more logical to think more folks would be leaving. Your wireless engineer making 200K would live like a king in most parts of the country.
Of course leaving SD to work remotely could be risky too. If the work from home trend is short lived, which I think it will be, then you could be screwed trying to get a job in your new locale down the road.[/quote]
You assume wrong on both counts. I’m looking at MERN full stack developers. But it’s beyond who I’m looking for but it about what other companies are looking for and what they’re willing to pay. I must make sure we stay competitive, or my best engineers will get enticed by these opportunities and jump ship.
I did not say there’s a flood of people moving here due to “lower” cost of living. I don’t have the data or experience on that. It might be the case, but I don’t have experience in that. RE agents who work with people buying/selling homes would be the better person to ask for that. But I did say that these WFH opportunities are forcing local companies to compete or risk the loss to great engineers.
