[jolen33]

ITT: People using their subjective remote-work opinions in defending Google's desire to increase their profits by sacrificing their own employees' well-being.

[UncleMeat]

Where have the people against this policy been prior to 2020? Google (and a gazillion other companies) have paid differently based on region forever. The folks in London getting paid far less than their SF peers seem to find it weird that this has only become a source of complaints once it has affected Americans.

[thehappypm]

Eh I think the adjustment is fair. It’s kind of a pay loophole to negotiate a salary based on one market, then move to a different one. It’s reasonable that companies pay market salaries, rather than having this weird thing where the Googler who moves to Montana makes double what the new hire from Montana is offered.

[bluefirebrand]

Maybe it should instead be taken as an indication that location based pay in an industry where location doesn't matter is asinine.