Part of the purpose is probably to get access to the talent pool in another part of the country. I suspect cost of living is less of a factor than access to eng

Part of the purpose is probably to get access to the talent pool in another part of the country. I suspect cost of living is less of a factor than access to engineers. Not everyone wants to move to the Bay Area. I for one am one of those people. My own employer is HQ'd in the Bay Area, and without their office being here they'd be missing out on my meager skillset. The same is true of most of my coworkers; they don't want to live in the Bay Area. Some did a tour in the Bay to get a good name on their resume, but they've paid their dues and now want to live where they want to live.