[linuxjobs] Ubuntu / Canonical Hiring

[Steve Hill]

On 04/03/2021 15:47, Paul Feakins wrote:

> "If everyone's working remotely"
> But they won't be for long.

Why not?  I understand that some people want to go into the office, but 
why on earth should they have to?  I've been working remotely for over 
12 years and my colleagues all work remotely too.

> "That incentive can only serve to: 1. further inflate the cost of living 
> in places that are already expensive"
> No company cares about that.

Given that the companies are frequently subsidising the inflated cost of 
living (i.e. through "London weighted" salaries), it seems incredibly 
short sighted to not care about driving those subsidies up.

> "2. increase the business's expenses."
> They obviously consider the extra expense an investment that pays for 
> itself in terms of client relationships.

Only works if all your clients are based in London.  A company that has 
clients all over the place is better placed if they have staff all over 
the place.

As someone who owns a business that is not based in London, if I were 
choosing another business to work with on a project, I would pick one 
who has offices in, say, Birmingham rather than London - its easier, 
cheaper and quicker for most parts of the UK to reach somewhere like 
Birmingham than London.  (And no, I'm not based anywhere near Birmingham).

-- 
  - Steve
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