Hiring Managers criticizing you because of where you live (remote work)

A few years ago, my parents bought property in South Florida, and then my dad died during the pandemic so I moved here since I could work remotely. Been loving life here and tbh, outside of NYC and South Florida, I cannot even think of living anywhere else in the US.


My years spent in Raleigh, NC and Atlanta, GA were some of the most miserable years of my life for many reasons.


However, I notice that when I get on calls with hiring managers, some make a lot of back-handed comments about where I live and it annoys me. For example, here are some I have heard:


"Well, at some point you will have to grow up and end the life of nightclubs and partying so do consider relocation"


^ Company brings up at the last stage that I would need to move to NC for this role, it was a six-figure base but I said no.


"Why Miami though? It's can't just be for the nightclubs and sports cars huh?"


^ First interview with hiring manager, I said no on the interview


"I do wonder how seriously someone would take this role with all the distractions that come with Miami"


^ First interview with hiring manager


I am not going to move but I do find this behavior offputting, especially since tons of people who live in Miami do not party or go to nightclubs.


FWIW, the hiring managers saying this are always older men. I wonder if anyone else sees this as much of a red flag as I do.

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Sunbunny31
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My company’s head of sales lives in Miami.

All I can say is, everyone has a bias. I had a BDR get hung up on calling a company in WA because he “didn’t take calls from California “. People are weird.
jefe
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That's an odd one..
Fenderbaum
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Replace Miami with any other major city, insert stereotypical backhanded comment, and there you go. These people have probably never been to Miami.
BitcoinAddict
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Or they only went to South Beach
bonez
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This whole train of logic is insane to me. They assume because you're in Miami you will be out clubbing 24/7 and on drugs / perpetually drunk? You can be a shitbag in Bozeman, Montana or Sioux Falls, SD just as much as Miami or LA.
That's a huge red flag I'd be glad stepping away from. Sorry you're getting that.
BitcoinAddict
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Oh no, remember, outside of the major cities the rest of America is just all a bunch of good Christians (sarcasm)
poweredbycaffeine
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Club Space is dope. Fuck then old folks.
FinanceEngineer
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Only if you stay for the roof to open in the morning. Otherwise, Heart to 11 is the play.
BitcoinAddict
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Oh lord no, that place is a degenerate cesspit lol
poweredbycaffeine
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The talent they bring in for shows is the draw for me, not the people.
Pachacuti
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Your comments make me think that you made other comments to the interviewers to make them comment on where you live.
BitcoinAddict
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Nah, did not even bring it up, but I guess people from certain states are that bored or miserable with their lives there
Justatitle
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I mean, this would be like saying to someone in san fran, "Man how do you get to the office each day with all the homeless" There's many iterations but you get the point. People are asshats and you're likely avoiding a problem when they come out with this stuff up front.
BitcoinAddict
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So glad I am
pirate
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I think it is part of their job. Like I have been job hopping for a bit...but nothing that unusual for my age. But it always seems to be first thing they go for hoping to grill me I guess.
BitcoinAddict
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Next em
CuriousFox
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Small minded people. There's a shit ton of em unfortunately.
punishedlad
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Are these seriously unprompted comments?
Armageddon
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Sounds like some BS to me and way to weed out managers you’d never want to work for
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