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I'm genuinely curious in a breakdown of the good and bad of company housing _without also assuming company scrip_ if you'd actually like to put some content int
by omni 8y ago
I'm genuinely curious in a breakdown of the good and bad of company housing _without also assuming company scrip_ if you'd actually like to put some content into this low-effort post.
Naively I'd imagine there's some sort of argument that company housing is good for both the employees and the rest of the community. If Tesla moves in and uses the general housing market, rents go up whether you work at Tesla or not. Even if they increase their salaries to accommodate, it doesn't help you if you work at the local hardware store. Conversely, if Tesla mitigates their own employees' shock to the housing market by adding Tesla-only housing stock, hardware store guy's rent doesn't go up by as much.
What am I missing?
- omni 8y agoCan't figure out how to edit but I'm also assuming there are not Tesla-controlled stores since that's a less obvious version of scrip. If it's _just_ houses, is it still bad?
- cimmanom 8y agoWell, if losing / leaving your job means you also lose the roof over your head, effective immediately or on short notice, that gives the company a whole hell of a lot more leverage over employees. And if you have to live in company housing in order to take your job (or have access to it within a vaguely reasonable commute), the company has a lot more leverage over you as tenant than a typical landlord would.
- diggernet 8y agoI'm not settled on whether I consider this idea good or bad. Probably a mixed bag. But these points are critical. It MUST be handled very carefully to avoid being a really bad thing. Like, up front contract giving you 3-6 months to move after end of employment (no matter the cause). Even better, have some portion of the lots be empty with hookups, for employees to park their own mobile home or RV. [Edit to add: Your name is tongue-twisting my brain. Make it stop.]