> wow, 185k, that's awesome" & they'll figure it out that the company was willing to pay upto 350k for the same work. I’m nowhere near the Bay Area, I know wha

> wow, 185k, that's awesome" & they'll figure it out that the company was willing to pay upto 350k for the same work. I’m nowhere near the Bay Area, I know what Bay Area salaries are by looking at publicly available sites. I also know while I never made above $160K until starting at my first “FAANG” two years ago working remotely, there is no way in hell I would accept less than $250K - $300K to ever give up my big house in the burbs in a much lower cost of living area and that’s only because my kids have already graduated and my wife and I could stay in a smaller place and not worry about the school system. Well I personally would never work a job where I had to go into an office again.