Company A: pays a ton for office, cleaning, etc. Pays employees the SF/NYC rate. Company B: pays for team Meetups once a quarter or half a year. Workers take s

Company A: pays a ton for office, cleaning, etc. Pays employees the SF/NYC rate. Company B: pays for team Meetups once a quarter or half a year. Workers take slightly lower pay because they can live anywhere. Company B has way more bang for the buck on average.