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Workers are starting to think about living where they want instead of living where they work. Cheaper housing, warmer weather and lower taxes could all potentially prompt those workers to leave Massachusetts. (Shutterstock)
MASSACHUSETTS Global Workplace Analytics, a San Diego-based consulting company, predicts between 25 and 30 percent of people will work from home two or more days per week by the end of 2021, up from just 3.6 percent before the coronavirus pandemic started.
That could be bad news for Massachusetts, where white collar workers are increasingly thinking about leaving behind the state s high income tax rates and skyrocketing housing prices now that they no longer have to commute to the office.
Will Boston lose its competitive edge in a work-from-home world?
Executives say theyâre not worried about a California-style exodus taking place here, at least not yet
By Jon Chesto Globe Staff,Updated February 2, 2021, 7:34 p.m.
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CEO Will Lopes (left ) just signed a lease for a new Boston office for his sports-tech company, Catapult, at 10 Post Office Square. On the right is Chris Cooper, chief operating officer.David L. Ryan/Globe Staff
Tech companies are heading for the exits in California. Wall Street tycoons are packing their bags to catch some Florida sunshine.
So, a big question looms for Bostonâs business community: Will we be next?