Letters to the Editor
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Where are the jobs?
I live in a major metro area suburb, for the simple reason that not only is my job here, my network for finding future jobs when this one tanks is here. I've been laid off twice in the last ten years, and dodged countless other rounds, at three different companies. I know I have the skills and experience to land somewhere else, but only here, where my friends and connections are.
I'd love to live in the country, in a small town. But if I did, it would only be an illusion with a long commute. Unless one has a very specific type of job (teacher, doctor, nurse) that is applicable anywhere, the jobs are in the cities.
I know a few people who are making a go of home-based businesses, mostly independent contracting using a broadband internet connection. But the only reason they're able to do that is because they spent years building up their contacts in the city.