💰 Valuing remote work

Good Morning,

Hope you had a great Veteran’s Day yesterday — and a special “thank you” to those who have served in our military.

We’re hitting an exciting milestone today: this issue marks two straight years of sending this newsletter every single week.

While there were iterations of this dating back to 2017, it’s been an especially rewarding experience sharing remote work opportunities and benefits with you these last two years.

Thank you, as always, for being part of the journey.

Work Remote, Live Free 🚀

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Need to Know

💰 Perceived value of remote work
The October survey by WFH Research found a difference between how much individuals value remote work when put in terms of pay raises or pay cuts.

On average, a person would accept a 3.9% pay cut to maintain a hybrid scheme, working from home 2-3 days per week.

But a person would need a 7.6% pay raise in order to go from a hybrid arrangement to fully in-office.

Further: those who currently work from home (vs. fully-in office today), those who have children under 18 (vs. those who don’t), and younger adults (when compared to adults of higher ages) all value WFH more, in terms of pay raises and pay cuts.

This month’s report provides even more detail for those of you who want to nerd out. (WFH Research)

🇺🇸 Interstate migration election impact
Prior to last week’s election, the Centre for Economic Policy Research pieced together insights from several datasets to show that it’s likely some states shifted more Republican or Democratic due to remote workers moving in the years following covid.

While most states that have higher percentages of remote workers tend to lean Democratic, the exodus of remote workers from those states may have had an unexpected impact on swing states.

This article predicted correctly that Michigan, an important swing state, was more likely to flip Republican — countering 2020 results. It posited incorrectly, however, that Florida might flip from its 2020 Republican victory.

It will be interesting to see how the ability to work from anywhere will impact migration patterns, and therefore regional political ideologies, in the coming years. (CEPR)

👩🏻‍⚖️ Biglaw sees less remote work
Major law firms (often collectively referred to as “Biglaw”) are becoming more restrictive when it comes to allowing their associates — earlier-stage lawyers — the ability to work remotely.

While it’s not surprising to see industries with entrenched business models try to revert to the way things were pre-covid, this is an industry that really needs to adapt to the times.

Fortunately for legal associates, I expect modern legal companies like Goodlawyer, which allows flexible work arrangements for lawyers, will become more prevalent, giving legal professionals the optionality they deserve. (Above the Law)

🎥 Charging for Zoom makeovers
In the last few years, image consultants and cosmetic surgeons have seen more business because of the importance and prevalence of video calls in our daily business lives.

Zoom calls — and the “face dysmorphia” people experience when they don’t like seeing themselves on camera — are prompting more people to get cosmetic surgery so they’ll be happier with how they’re presenting themselves.

But some of these “makeovers” are just setting up a tasteful display, with advice such as: have some green in your background (artificial plants are fine), wear brighter-colored clothing that contrasts with your background (as opposed to wearing plain black or white), and keep your camera at eye-level.

And some of these home office consultations include technical services such as lighting arrangements and personal gear recommendations. The consultants cited in this article are able to charge individual clients $495 to $8,000 for their work. (The Hustle)

❌ Amazon CEO denies “backdoor layoff”
I mean, what else was he supposed to say?

In one of the biggest WFH tug-of-war sequences that Corporate America has been paying attention to, Amazon’s CEO told employees last week that the return-to-office mandate was strictly a “culture” move.

To quote Maury, “the lie detector determined that was a lie!” (CNBC)

Stuff We Like

🩺 14,000 healthcare jobs
Healthcare is an industry that let a surprisingly high number of their corporate employees stay remote when many other industries have returned to the office. This article from Beckers, a major healthcare media outlet, rounds up 14,000 jobs at health systems across the US. While most of those aren’t remote, many career pages have filters for remote jobs, like Stanford with 15 “Remote-USA” jobs. (Beckers)

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🏔️ Colorado WFH jobs
When I lived in Colorado several years ago, this guy Andrew maintained a regionally-popular open jobs list. I was glad to hear recently that it’s still running — and there’s even a remote/hybrid filter on there today. (Andrew Hudson’s Jobs List)