I think you're vastly overestimating the amount of power employees at Google have. It's one of the most desirable places to work in the world and they routinely

I think you're vastly overestimating the amount of power employees at Google have. It's one of the most desirable places to work in the world and they routinely turn down quality candidates (similar to ivy league schools). There are plenty of people in smaller tech markets that would work remotely at Google at the reduced rates because it would still result in pay bumps