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It can be nice but at the end of the day can be a massive inconvenience to people with dependents. Single parents, unless they have a good support network, might find it especially difficult.

I think the point is that many people _are_ busy with familoids. I took them up on this offer early in my career when I had less "adult" responsibilities, but as those tend to increase it makes this increasingly hard to deal with.

> If I weren't busy with the familoids at home

That + never ending pandemic + etc

But also, it's really shitty to fly somewhere only to get rejected. Been there, done that.