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Is the same true of Tesla? I know of plenty of people who work or would like to work for Tesla. Another group of companies that haven't received as much attenti

Is the same true of Tesla? I know of plenty of people who work or would like to work for Tesla. Another group of companies that haven't received as much attention in the recent "SF exodus" narrative are Google and FB. Google has been opening large offices outside of SF for years and is slowly contributing to the growing of tech hubs around the country. Google's Boulder office comes to mind as a good example. I'm not aware of any large FB spokes, but FB remote work allowance might end up having a similar effect. Not to mention the many startups that have realized that the distributed model works fairly well if you know how to do it, and opens up a large talent pool. I currently work for such a startup and we don't plan on going to back to a central SF office model post pandemic.

moocow01 6y ago
To be fair Tesla hasn't moved as of yet
- jjulius 6y ago
  Yeah, and Google's HQ remains in Mountain View.
  - 11thEarlOfMar 6y ago
    And Facebook, Google, Nvidia and Apple all spent $1 Billion + to build new headquarters in the last 5 years. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/jul/23/inside-billion-dollar-palaces-of-tech-giants-facebook-apple-google-london-california-wealth-power https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/jul/23/inside-... https://officesnapshots.com/2018/10/15/nvidia-headquarters-santa-clara/ https://officesnapshots.com/2018/10/15/nvidia-headquarters-s...
tomjakubowski 6y ago
Google is not part of any California exodus, but the opposite. In addition to building and buying outside the state, they have been aggressively expanding, not contracting, their square footage within California.