It makes sense, to a certain extent. People who work from home aren't doing blue collar jobs (obviously the "typical" blue collar jobs like construction can't be done remotely). They can also...
It makes sense, to a certain extent. People who work from home aren't doing blue collar jobs (obviously the "typical" blue collar jobs like construction can't be done remotely). They can also command higher wages while living in an area that has a lower cost of living (i.e., being a well paid tech worker living in Montana where the cost of living is far less than California).
Of course this depends heavily on the company you work for. Gitlab is somewhat infamous for publishing their salary formula publicly, and that formula is absolutely punishing if you want live in a...
i.e., being a well paid tech worker living in Montana where the cost of living is far less than California
Of course this depends heavily on the company you work for. Gitlab is somewhat infamous for publishing their salary formula publicly, and that formula is absolutely punishing if you want live in a low CoL area. As a bay area software engineer who desperately wants to get out, I've also personally been given some severely low-ball offers. If you pay twice as much in rent but also get double the salary in the bay area, you're much better off (financially anyway) staying.
It makes sense, to a certain extent. People who work from home aren't doing blue collar jobs (obviously the "typical" blue collar jobs like construction can't be done remotely). They can also command higher wages while living in an area that has a lower cost of living (i.e., being a well paid tech worker living in Montana where the cost of living is far less than California).
Of course this depends heavily on the company you work for. Gitlab is somewhat infamous for publishing their salary formula publicly, and that formula is absolutely punishing if you want live in a low CoL area. As a bay area software engineer who desperately wants to get out, I've also personally been given some severely low-ball offers. If you pay twice as much in rent but also get double the salary in the bay area, you're much better off (financially anyway) staying.
And that's above and beyond the saved $10k/year per commuting-hour of perceived benefit.