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> It is a huge bet that productivity in the long run is equal to or greater than the savings in rent. And also, that not every potential employee who can add v
by slavapestov 6y ago
> It is a huge bet that productivity in the long run is equal to or greater than the savings in rent.
And also, that not every potential employee who can add value to the organization wants to relocate to the same place. I think that’s a more important bet in the long run.
> Oh, and if you give your employees a bunch of money to fit out their home offices and start paying for their internet at home and give them money for lunches and whatnot,
Isn’t this called “salary”? I don’t expect my employer to cook and feed me lunch and I don’t really need a special lunch stipend either.
- staticassertion 6y ago> Isn’t this called “salary”? I don’t expect my employer to cook and feed me lunch You might not, but many tech companies in SF do exactly that, and it is a legitimate part of your compensation.
- slavapestov 6y agoThe cost of my lunch is a trivial fraction of my family's grocery bill though. Are remote workers going to ask for a clothing stipend in lieu of company-branded T-shirts as well?
- staticassertion 6y agoIt's definitely thousands of dollars to go eat lunch in SF, a year. Plus companies often serve breakfast/dinner. And, in the case of my last company (Dropbox), the food was absurdly good. I considered my Dropbox food to be like 50k in value to me.
- edoceo 6y agoThe lunch is comp for having to be on-site.