One of the replies to a Buffer employee's comment caught my attention: > Perhaps you are (inadvertently) either using location as a lever to underpay employees

One of the replies to a Buffer employee's comment caught my attention: > Perhaps you are (inadvertently) either using location as a lever to underpay employees, or using it as an excuse to overpay people you like but perhaps do not justify the cost for the business? I think this hits the mark. Companies that push heavily for remote work generally aren't doing it because they genuinely care for the benefits it brings employees. They're pushing for it because it saves them money over operating with an entirely local team (when local means a high market-rate area like SF), precisely because they can discriminate based on location when negotiating salaries.