> Good for you, realisticly not many people are that fortunate to find a nearby opportunity
If that's true, then you can't really complain about it.
But in my opinion if people are willing to resign or accept a (rather big) paycut to work from home, they could have found a lower paid job closer to home.
In my case it wasn't luck, I moved to another city to get the job, but I chose to live at 15 minutes walking distance from the office, because commuting for hours it's not what I want.
It's all about compromises, I believe anglophones say "you can't have your cake and eat it too"
> but remote work opens endless opportunities for me.
that's true also for companies.
Why should they hire someone from US and not someone somewhere else where the pay is lower?
> Yes, spending hours in a car is not the best choice.
> One should ask themselves why they chose to sign a contract with a company hours away by car in the first place.
Good for you, realisticly not many people are that fortunate to find a nearby opportunity.
15 mins walk takes me nowhere, but remote work opens endless opportunities for me.