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Tech Work in the Boonies?

Posted by Cliff on from the life-and-work-outside-of-the-concrete-jungle dept.

ERIAMJH asks: "I am a tech working in the metro DC area and my wife wants/desires/requires/NEEDS to move out to a rural area. She can't stand the city/suburb living any longer, and I either go along or she goes without me. I've thought of the telecommute option, or maybe start a small business in an under-served area. I've been doing all kinds of tech work for the last 9 years. I've been slowly moving from the sys admin side to software development. I'm now working on prerequisites for a Computer Science MS. I work for a large defense contractor on a government contract. I would love to work on smaller projects with more individual input, but I worry I will end up working construction or plumbing. Have any of you moved from the hustle bustle of the big city to the peaceful countryside and actually found good work?"

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  1. No! by Imperator · · Score: 1, Funny

    You can't expect slashdot to do your homework for you. Don't expect to just ask a question like that instead of doing the work yourself. That's not what Ask Slashdot is about.

    Oh, wait...

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    Gates' Law: Every 18 months, the speed of software halves.
  2. Re:Tele-Working by Mr.+Ophidian+Jones · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...systems admin and code-cutting are two IT related roles that can be performed reasonably easily from a remote location.

    Yeah, like India. :(

  3. Re:Their out there... by notamac · · Score: 3, Funny

    Maybe you two should swap wives?

    Just a thought.

  4. Re:Here's my experience. by pixel_bc · · Score: 3, Funny

    > Define "rural". :-)

    When your dog runs away and you can see him running for three weeks.