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Automattic. But it's remote, you have to supply your own office. They contribute $250 toward co-working space.
by Kluny 9y ago
Automattic. But it's remote, you have to supply your own office. They contribute $250 toward co-working space.
- jtmarmon 9y agoWhat if you live in NYC where a coworking membership is around $500 a month and an office $1000?
- onion2k 9y agoIt's contribution; it's not supposed to cover the full cost.
- bdavisx 9y agoIf it's your employer, they should be paying for the entire cost of your office.
- djmobley 9y agoIf you're hired as a remote employee, basing yourself in one of the most expensive cities in the world is your choice, not your employer's.
- bdavisx 9y agoGood point, and I guess it would be up to the employee to negotiate more $ for their office (if possible).
- onion2k 9y agoThey are but only up to an agreed value. If Automaticc's employees choose to spend more then they can, and probably do. If the employer were to cover the full cost then you can be quite sure they'd want a great deal more control over where the employee was based, and if the employer could rent an office for several employees then they probably would. At that point the job stops being remote and becomes an ordinary office job. That's how these things work.
- Kluny 9y agoThere was a dedicated office in San Francisco that was free for Automattic staff, but it closed down recently because they were paying to maintain a space for 300 people and only 2-3 ever showed up.
- OJFord 9y agoJust toward co-working space? I wouldn't have thought those deciding to work at home (i.e. giving space in their home to their work) need the contribution any less.