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I bet a lot of companies will try this kind of pay policy for a year or two, and then discontinue it. Even Zillow is only committed to doing it until the end o

I bet a lot of companies will try this kind of pay policy for a year or two, and then discontinue it. Even Zillow is only committed to doing it until the end of 2021, according to the article. It is pretty hard to justify paying Silicon Valley or Seattle salaries to people who move away, when other remote workers will accept less. It is likely a bad business decision to do that, given how big the pay differences are. I think remote work has been subject to a massive hype cycle lately and won't pan out the way the optimists seem to expect. Flexible working arrangements, e.g. spending a few days a week at the office and a few at home, is the most likely outcome for most workers. Living near the office will still be important.

packetlost 6y ago
> I think remote work has been subject to a massive hype cycle lately and won't pan out the way the optimists seem to expect. 100% agreed. Work from home is likely to see an uptick in companies that permanently allow it (or are open to it), but I very, very much doubt it will be the norm. > Flexible working arrangements, e.g. spending a few days a week at the office and a few at home, is the most likely outcome for most workers This is exactly what I want once I'm allowed to go back into the office. The isolation of working from home sucks, and the communication barriers even more so. I'd be fine going in all the time too, but living withing walking/bus distance of my office would be far more important to me then. I do not enjoy being fully remote, and short of long-term travelling, would never willingly do it again.