• @pdxfed@lemmy.world
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    31 day ago

    The state of things is devastating. Actually getting out is the best option, I know easy for someone else to say. Right wingers love to point yo companies moving to red states for lower taxes and no employee protections, when people start leaving the states is when that narrative will change.

    Not sure where you are but Colorado has paid family leave and is generally fighting a good fight and may be closest to you, depending on your red state location. Depending on the type of work you donl or want to do, securing employment in advance of relocating or looking at WFH options may be the best option to allow you to get a job and then move and not have to worry about the job location piece. Coastal places with better protections and rights are expensive as hell and probably less of an option for you but depends.

    Hope you can get someplace at least measurably better and safer for you.

    • rheanne9295
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      11 hours ago

      Thanks for replying!

      I’m currently living in Texas with my family and are planning to move to Vermont in two years, even thought the state is very expensive. But at least if things goes VERY BAD in the next few years, we can flee to Canada since it’s only a few hours north of Vermont and we have passports.

      I have tried to look for a WFH jobs in the past (and having a Bachelor’s Degree helps), but all of them either require years of experiences or are scams. Instead, I’ll do basic house chores to help out.

      • @pdxfed@lemmy.world
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        14 hours ago

        Lots of support jobs and customer service (if US based) are moving to remote. If you have any tech/software/computer background you might be able to swing that.