Ask HN: 1/7 companies do remote, almost all developers want remote?

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if you look at this month's whoishiring thread

Who is hiring?[0] (November 2018): 1/7 companies do remote

Who wants to be hired?[1] (November 2018): almost all developers want remote

How does this balance work?

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18354503

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18354505

First of all, this is a tiny sample of the jobs and job seekers that are out there, so we probably don't want to draw too many conclusions from it.

> How does this balance work?

People who want a remote job but can't find one settle for non-remote jobs. The ability to work remotely is just one of the many factors that makes people decide whether to take a particular job. Very few people are lucky enough to work in their ideal job.

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