While I certainly get the sentiment
The idea that you get to choose where you live is a very static idea.
There have been three times in my life where I was job shopping and house shopping at the same time. In each case, I got a place that was really, really close to work. Then the economy tanks, or the company goes under, or some other circumstance has me job hunting again. I've got a moderately specialized skill set where not very many organizations are looking for someone like me at any given point in time. So then I end up with a new job with a much longer commute.
I suppose I could move. But buying and selling a home and moving everything is A LOT of work and expense just to avoid the risk of gas going up $1 a gallon three years later.
My point is when you have a job and are shopping for a place to live, you have a choice. But when you have a place to live and are shopping for a job, your choices narrow in a hurry.
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Posted: 03/04/2022 at 2:07PM