[generalpass]

> I am surprised to see comments on HN accusing the company of theft and greed for doing this. Isn’t the cost of living in an area the biggest factor in the salary? If so moving to another area will automatically reduce the salary. I don’t think they are being unfair or greedy. You don’t want the salary structure to in a remote area to be the same as the Bay Area. That will be unfair to the rest of the companies that want to hire in that city.

If this were the case, it would not be that so many companies have moved out of the Bay Area. I know of a small manufacturer that moved their entire operation 3000 miles away with 7 years left on their lease. That was a few years ago and the building is still empty.

The businesses that remain are ones where the salaries align with the living expenses, not the other way around.

I suspect this trend of lowering pay based on location will work while there are limited employers hiring remotely. If there is broad embracing, then salaries will likely rise to reduce attrition.