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I don't think Facebook should adjust pay of workers who move to less remote areas based on the area. Why compensate differently for the same value creation? If

I don't think Facebook should adjust pay of workers who move to less remote areas based on the area. Why compensate differently for the same value creation? If they do go this route, I hope they make it so that remote works still come out ahead (on net savings) of the big office sites. The cynic in me views this as a purposeful policy choice to PREVENT most people from taking on the new remote work allowance. In other words, this may just be a free PR splash to show they're onboard with the trend. > Among the advantages of a dispersed workforce, Mr. Zuckerberg said, is that it will enable more demographic and ideological diversity if recruits aren’t required to work in tech strongholds like the San Francisco Bay Area. This is of critical importance in tech, especially with companies that control the digital public square such as Facebook or Twitter. Allowing employees to live in different political climates, near family, in different lifestyles (more rural), etc. is badly needed. Otherwise, the world's digital public squares fall victim to the ideological monocultures of San Francisco and Seattle.

vecter 6y ago
This is basic supply and demand. Compensation isn't based on "worth" or "value", it's based on market competition. This is the way that your compensation is currently decided, and it's the way that most goods and services in all of existence are priced. People want to have their cake and eat it to, but that's not how the world works.
arduinomancer 6y ago
Companies already pay different based on location for the same job today.
audleman 6y ago
Let's just say they keep pay the same. All the employees who stay will look at those who moved to Pennsylvania and bought a 2br 2bath 2,000 square foot condo for $300k and say "hey, that costs $1.5 million in SF. Why am I not being compensated for the higher cost of living?"
- sunaurus 6y ago
  "Hey, <cheaper alternative that co-worker has> costs less than <expensive alternative that I want>, why am I not being compensated more?" (I think it's a weak argument)
- kube-system 6y ago
  Just wait until they hear about the people building new 3br homes in PA for $300k.
  - GhettoChild 6y ago
    you can buy a nice new house in most of the country including many of the largest cities in the country. Only that people always try to find reasons why the cities that are cheap are not cool enough for them
- GhettoChild 6y ago
  How about double the size for 325k? https://www.redfin.com/MO/St-Louis/1219-Washington-Ave-63103/unit-500/home/93671411 https://www.redfin.com/MO/St-Louis/1219-Washington-Ave-63103...

vecter 6y ago

This is basic supply and demand. Compensation isn't based on "worth" or "value", it's based on market competition. This is the way that your compensation is currently decided, and it's the way that most goods and services in all of existence are priced. People want to have their cake and eat it to, but that's not how the world works.

arduinomancer 6y ago

Companies already pay different based on location for the same job today.

audleman 6y ago

Let's just say they keep pay the same. All the employees who stay will look at those who moved to Pennsylvania and bought a 2br 2bath 2,000 square foot condo for $300k and say "hey, that costs $1.5 million in SF. Why am I not being compensated for the higher cost of living?"

sunaurus 6y ago
"Hey, <cheaper alternative that co-worker has> costs less than <expensive alternative that I want>, why am I not being compensated more?" (I think it's a weak argument)
kube-system 6y ago
Just wait until they hear about the people building new 3br homes in PA for $300k.
- GhettoChild 6y ago
  you can buy a nice new house in most of the country including many of the largest cities in the country. Only that people always try to find reasons why the cities that are cheap are not cool enough for them
GhettoChild 6y ago
How about double the size for 325k? https://www.redfin.com/MO/St-Louis/1219-Washington-Ave-63103/unit-500/home/93671411 https://www.redfin.com/MO/St-Louis/1219-Washington-Ave-63103...