To add another story... a previous company I worked at had an HQ of about 700 people in Chicago with satellite offices of 20ish people in a number of locations, one of which I worked at. After a couple years it was extremely obvious that the satellite offices were not only left out of important discussions and considerations from HQ, but were also treated very poorly in comparison when it came to bonuses and promotions. This despite many of the satellites being more percentage-profitable with higher growth than HQ. It led to a toxic environment and a personal lesson to be wary of working away from an HQ.