Google isn’t remote-only, although I bet plenty of people are angry that they do the same work as someone who lives near an ocean, but get paid less.
Here’s a question I had on GitLab’s policy:
Let’s say I move to SF for a few months starting out at GitLab. I then move back to a lower cost of living area, for family reasons. Is the paycut immediate, or is there some room for negotiation? Surely very few people are going to be happy have a loss of pay.
Surely, if you provide great value to Gitlab you should be smart enough to be happy with a paycut. Rent alone could be $25-40,000/year difference. Commute could be 200-400 hours/year less.
Take the $25K cut and buy a house with a pool.
If your cost of living goes down 25% and your standard of living goes up 25%, wouldn't it be silly of you to be unhappy about a 20% loss of pay?
Here’s a question I had on GitLab’s policy:
Let’s say I move to SF for a few months starting out at GitLab. I then move back to a lower cost of living area, for family reasons. Is the paycut immediate, or is there some room for negotiation? Surely very few people are going to be happy have a loss of pay.