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I mean isn't this just removing comp for commuting ? Assuming you got compensated based on commute time, 2 hours commuting a day does not sound worth the 10% to
by moonchrome 5y ago
I mean isn't this just removing comp for commuting ? Assuming you got compensated based on commute time, 2 hours commuting a day does not sound worth the 10% to me - do some moonlighting if you're that bent on converting all your time to money.
- brown9-2 5y agoNo, the article makes it pretty clear that it’s a cost of living adjustment
- agilob 5y agobut my cost of living is now higher when Im using more electricity and water at home, and i had to refurbish my room for home office.
- underseacables 5y agoYou could return to the office.
- eloisant 5y agoWe're talking about employees moving to cheaper areas. I'm pretty sure the housing costs (mortgage or rent) largely offsets the additional costs. I still think Google shouldn't do that, it's cheap to do that and they don't have to. However even with a 10% pay cut, employees moving from expensive areas such as Silicon Valley or the Seattle area to a cheaper one like some city in Oregon, the standard of living still goes up.
- bsagdiyev 5y agoIs it really that significantly higher? I can’t imagine you’ve increased usage of those to the tune of thousands of dollars a year.
- ryan93 5y agoYou can buy a home for 7 figures cheaper if you leave silicon valley. Why are you worried about a water bill/
- moonchrome 5y agoI see, still seems like a good deal to me - cutting 2 hours for 10% that is. Depends on how much you value your free time I guess.
- UncleMeat 5y agoIt is cost of labor, not cost of living. The pay cut to move to hawaii is the same as the pay cut to move to montana.