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but 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.
by agilob 5y ago
but 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/