A gun factory in upstate New York with a history stretching back to the 19th century is scheduled to close in March.
    • BanditMcDougal@lemmy.world
      102·
      2 years ago

      Vise versa is also true. A number of companies are covering moves for employees who want to get out of states with laws the employees believe put them at personal risk.

        • BanditMcDougal@lemmy.world
          72·
          2 years ago

          No, but I have experienced companies already rooted in Blue states paying to move their employees if they want to relocate for political reasons. They’re also working with insurance companies to expand coverage areas, covering personal travel costs, and allowing extra time off if people have to travel outside of the state they live in to get care they need.

            • BanditMcDougal@lemmy.world
              71·
              2 years ago

              Respectfully, neither company is known for treating their employees very well.

              Under the hood of moves like this are a number of things that are favorable to the company at the cost of the individual. Business/tax laws are certainly favorable to the organization, there is no denying that. Cost of labor is lower, as well; these companies are counting on a percentage of people not being able to move and then replacing them with local, cheaper labor. Any employees that are relying on those companies for Visa sponsorship have little-to-no recourse for theses types of decisions and risk losing their status if that aren’t willing to relocate.

              I don’t deny companies are moving to states like Texas and Florida and you’d be wrong to deny and ignore individuals who can are leaving those states at a higher-than-normal rate.

              If you look at metro areas people are leaving this year, USPS data says Austin is 5th. Houston is 1st. Close to 20% of technologiest who moved to Texas during the pandemic not only regret their decision, but are looking to leave AND are citing fear for themselves and/or their families as why.

                • BanditMcDougal@lemmy.world
                  5·
                  2 years ago

                  My mistake; I should have been more specific. The fear for themselves and/or their family members was related to the political climate and inability to get healthcare.

            • PizzaMan@lemm.ee
              54·
              2 years ago

              Oracle moved their HQ to Florida.

              As a software dev, good riddance. Yall can have oracle.

          • Throwaway@lemm.eeBannedOP
            15·
            2 years ago

            Pizza, the entire thread’s context is about a company moving their factory.

            • PizzaMan@lemm.ee
              33·
              2 years ago

              And Bandit’s claim was “companies are covering moves for employees” so holding them to the claim of “companies moving their HQ or factories” is bad faith.

              It’s called moving the goal posts.

            • PizzaMan@lemm.ee
              54·
              2 years ago

              It’s not the claim Bandit made. Learn to figure out what people are saying instead of putting words in their mouth. You have an awfully hard time keeping track of conversations.

                • PizzaMan@lemm.ee
                  54·
                  2 years ago

                  What claim did Bandit make? What claim are you trying to hold them to?

                  I’ll give you a hint, they’re two different claims, and that’s called moving the goal posts.

                  And you don’t like that you got called out for it, so you’re just complaining something else.