BanditMcDougal

I can't see it because it can't see me.

I've been working from home for 10 years. The COVID break my daughter had was the first time I can remember NOT getting a Cold since literally ever. I'm masking more when I travel for work and I look forward to when more of us realize the benefits.

I'm not sure Texas is thinking this through. We'd build a wall and make them pay for it...

Ah. I can see this conversation risks becoming uncivil and I'd rather not, so... Later.

My mistake; I should have been more specific. The fear for themselves and/or their family members was related to the political climate and inability to get healthcare.

Respectfully, neither company is known for treating their employees very well.

Under the hood of moves like this are a number of things that are favorable to the company at the cost of the individual. Business/tax laws are certainly favorable to the organization, there is no denying that. Cost of labor is lower, as well; these companies are counting on a percentage of people not being able to move and then replacing them with local, cheaper labor. Any employees that are relying on those companies for Visa sponsorship have little-to-no recourse for theses types of decisions and risk losing their status if that aren't willing to relocate.

I don't deny companies are moving to states like Texas and Florida and you'd be wrong to deny and ignore individuals who can are leaving those states at a higher-than-normal rate.

If you look at metro areas people are leaving this year, USPS data says Austin is 5th. Houston is 1st. Close to 20% of technologiest who moved to Texas during the pandemic not only regret their decision, but are looking to leave AND are citing fear for themselves and/or their families as why.

Been trying to get off of them for 20 years.

No, but I have experienced companies already rooted in Blue states paying to move their employees if they want to relocate for political reasons. They're also working with insurance companies to expand coverage areas, covering personal travel costs, and allowing extra time off if people have to travel outside of the state they live in to get care they need.

Vise versa is also true. A number of companies are covering moves for employees who want to get out of states with laws the employees believe put them at personal risk.

Not OP, but I think we'd be friends. I want left (no pun intended) alone to live my own life, but I don't think people should be left to die because of the machine we're in. I believe your rights extend to the point they interact with mine and vice versa. You're rights can't prevent mine and vice versa.

Did nobody tell these assholes the absolutely #1 rule? You DO NOT fuck with American ships... Keep this shit up, and things are going to get real "proportional" around here...

We're on the same page re: mental healthcare. I was trying to convey I'm glad the stigma around it less and less with each generation, but we still have a ways to go.