Like I always said: body the landlords like that Healthcare CEO and the problem will solve itself
Seattle, the remote work capital of the U.S., is in denial about its effects
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Like I always said: body the landlords like that Healthcare CEO and the problem will solve itself
The big cities with expensive real estate pay a lot of taxes - less of that means tax burden gets spread to residential areas. We are already seeing that in a number of cities.
As a lifelong seattleite, tech ruined the emerald city…
But with all the transients/hobos/druggies and IT-laden indians… city and surrounding metro areas lost any semblance of character/personality.
They really fukked my city up.
We havent even gotten to all the transplants/cacs that relocated here and bumped up the cost of housing/taxes (they never made sidewalks in the hood, but now u got white folks here, you gotta start paving safe walking routes for them now - see “white privilege” for 1000, Alex).
Man im mid key kinda angry now that i think about how this town turned out. But what can u do.
After the kites, indies might be my second most despised group on the planet.
They add zero value to anything….
If theyre already working from
Home… why bring them to america then?
.
But with all the transients/hobos/druggies and IT-laden indians… city and surrounding metro areas lost any semblance of character/personality.
They really fukked my city up.
We havent even gotten to all the transplants/cacs that relocated here and bumped up the cost of housing/taxes (they never made sidewalks in the hood, but now u got white folks here, you gotta start paving safe walking routes for them now - see “white privilege” for 1000, Alex).
Man im mid key kinda angry now that i think about how this town turned out. But what can u do.
After the kites, indies might be my second most despised group on the planet.
They add zero value to anything….
If theyre already working from
Home… why bring them to america then?
.
Gritsngravy
Superstar
it seemed like Seattle and other places like san Francisco seemed kinda dope from watching old movies and shyt but now because of all the hype they been getting it doesn’t seem desirable unless u got money or a foreigner in techAs a lifelong seattleite, tech ruined the emerald city…
But with all the transients/hobos/druggies and IT-laden indians… city and surrounding metro areas lost any semblance of character/personality.
They really fukked my city up.
We havent even gotten to all the transplants/cacs that relocated here and bumped up the cost of housing/taxes (they never made sidewalks in the hood, but now u got white folks here, you gotta start paving safe walking routes for them now - see “white privilege” for 1000, Alex).
Man im mid key kinda angry now that i think about how this town turned out. But what can u do.
After the kites, indies might be my second most despised group on the planet.
They add zero value to anything….
If theyre already working from
Home… why bring them to america then?
.
maybe it’s time for America to somehow build up other cities that ain’t been ruined yet
Dem313wayz
Superstar
It's pros and cons to 100% remote work. Ultimately it won't be sustainable.
Local restaurants and business rely on the lunch crowd to generate revenue.
Corporations have crazy rent to pay in these downtown buildings.
There's already an increase in vacant real estate for commercial use. Business isn't surviving. That's increasing the cost of insurance or most carriers are just all together declining coverage.
Vacant buildings are leading to more crime
Local restaurants and business rely on the lunch crowd to generate revenue.
Corporations have crazy rent to pay in these downtown buildings.
There's already an increase in vacant real estate for commercial use. Business isn't surviving. That's increasing the cost of insurance or most carriers are just all together declining coverage.
Vacant buildings are leading to more crime
the coli really got anti WFH people. Downtowns should be able to survive without people going to work.
coli hates everything
@ all the work from office losers here "time to get back to "work" so you can spent 2 hours in a traffic jam or packed like sardines im a train like us, pay overpriced lunched like us"
yup like i said last week I went into the office to reach work for 830 i had to leave my house 630, and when I finished work i left 345 and did not get home till 630 cuz of traffic
that life sucks
sounds like what happened to SFAs a lifelong seattleite, tech ruined the emerald city…
But with all the transients/hobos/druggies and IT-laden indians… city and surrounding metro areas lost any semblance of character/personality.
They really fukked my city up.
We havent even gotten to all the transplants/cacs that relocated here and bumped up the cost of housing/taxes (they never made sidewalks in the hood, but now u got white folks here, you gotta start paving safe walking routes for them now - see “white privilege” for 1000, Alex).
Man im mid key kinda angry now that i think about how this town turned out. But what can u do.
After the kites, indies might be my second most despised group on the planet.
They add zero value to anything….
If theyre already working from
Home… why bring them to america then?
.
Ppl saving too much money. Not spending on eating out, drinking after work etc
Seattle is a super expensive city to live in, so maybe saving money on gas, daycare etc helps.
@Ed MOTHERfukkING G thoughts?
They're sending Amazon worker back to the office after new years. Traffic on I5 is already bad enough here. 
people don't wanna see their shytty ass co-workers and piece of shyt manager.
It has its' downsides like any place but I love almost everything about it here. My wife was actually born and raised East of Seattle (Mercer Island) so her family being here and my girls able to grow up with their people is cool, but Seattle definitely isn't for you if you aren't making a certain amount of money. Me & my wife combined bring in right at half a mil after taxes, but we also have three kids, two of which attend private school and have expensive hobbies, which isn't cheap. We also chose a relatively expensive neighborhood for the gated community and low crime rate, so the mortgage is real and the groceries add up, too.
If you're single with no kids but want to be in relative reasonable proximity of the city, definitely look into moving north (Everett, Shoreline, Lynnwood, Mill Creek) or south (Renton, Tukwila, Burien) of Seattle to save yourself some COL. South is typically noticeably cheaper (Burien is going up, though) but I prefer north personally. Keep in mind, coming from ATL, none of these places are cheap, just more affordable than Seattle proper. Avoid east of Seattle past Sammmamish unless you're MAGA, in which case youll be right at home. It's like stepping into the Upside Down if you're living on the West side.
Traffic isn't as bad as Atlanta's on its' worse day, but you may be having PTSD next year since Amazon is sending its' workers back into the office and construction on I5 is set to begin early spring, iirc.
Oh, and I hope you're comfortable with PAWGing or PAAGing.
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More walkable friendly downtowns would be dope. I remember working downtown Orlando when I was younger.
That shyt was a vibe
That shyt was a vibe