> A moment of thought will tell you that lost productivity by being all remote outweighs the benefits money that the FAANGs are saving. I don’t think any produ

> A moment of thought will tell you that lost productivity by being all remote outweighs the benefits money that the FAANGs are saving. I don’t think any productivity differences between distributed and co-located teams have been conclusively demonstrated one way or another. Besides, even if your claim were true, a company that hired outside of a single metro area (in most cases, the SFBA) stands to gain more from drawing upon a much larger talent pool in the long run.