▲ 574 ▼ San Francisco says tiny sleeping 'pods,' which cost $700 a month and became a big hit with tech workers, are not up to code (www.businessinsider.com) submitted 3 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world 164 comments fedilink hide all child comments San Francisco says tiny sleeping 'pods,' which cost $700 a month and became a big hit with tech workers, are not up to code::The pods, which are 4-foot-high boxes constructed from wood and steel, made headlines after tech workers praised the spaces.
[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 7 points 3 years ago (3 children) Are 700$ really not that much? Sounds like a lot for a bed permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] grayman@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (2 children) These people are making $80k at the very bottom, $120-200k is typical. Keep in mind they are paying 40% in income taxes alone (federal, state, social security, Medicare). When rent is $3-4k for a room you just sleep in, $700 for a smaller room is a nice savings. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 1 point 3 years ago* (1 child) 80k minimum? I feel so Europoor. Actually... 5 weeks of holiday, mostly free healthcare, good public transport, a mostly functioning democracy 🤔 Maybe not that poor. Still can't afford a house 😭 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] grayman@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago* This is a California city. The rest of the US is not so nuts. And it's funny you mention socialist benefits. CA is the most socialist state and it's a giant shit hole for most people. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grayman@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (2 children) These people are making $80k at the very bottom, $120-200k is typical. Keep in mind they are paying 40% in income taxes alone (federal, state, social security, Medicare). When rent is $3-4k for a room you just sleep in, $700 for a smaller room is a nice savings. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 1 point 3 years ago* (1 child) 80k minimum? I feel so Europoor. Actually... 5 weeks of holiday, mostly free healthcare, good public transport, a mostly functioning democracy 🤔 Maybe not that poor. Still can't afford a house 😭 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] grayman@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago* This is a California city. The rest of the US is not so nuts. And it's funny you mention socialist benefits. CA is the most socialist state and it's a giant shit hole for most people. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 1 point 3 years ago* (1 child) 80k minimum? I feel so Europoor. Actually... 5 weeks of holiday, mostly free healthcare, good public transport, a mostly functioning democracy 🤔 Maybe not that poor. Still can't afford a house 😭 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] grayman@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago* This is a California city. The rest of the US is not so nuts. And it's funny you mention socialist benefits. CA is the most socialist state and it's a giant shit hole for most people. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grayman@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago* This is a California city. The rest of the US is not so nuts. And it's funny you mention socialist benefits. CA is the most socialist state and it's a giant shit hole for most people. permalink fedilink source parent