[flocial]

This sounds great but I wonder how much of that was employer's discretion? I imagine your work was that valuable but perhaps a less productive engineer might get a different "package".

Regardless of the rational and pragmatic reasons behind salary adjustments for cost of location adjustments, a double digit X% cut would be very demotivating for most people psychologically.

[morgante]

People seem to be missing that this is entirely voluntary. Facebook isn't forcing people to accept a pay cut, just saying that if you choose to move then your salary will be cut.

This has been SOP at big tech companies for years. If you choose to move to a cheaper location, your salary will be adjusted to the new market rate.

I know plenty of people who have gone through this and nobody felt demotivated. They all chose to move and were well aware of the salary cut when they made that choice.

[astura]

Not just big tech companies,it's SOP at most companies in pretty much all industries.

Very very few people would not be expecting a location adjustment to their salary with a major relocation. Especially when that relocation is entirely for the benefit of the employee, not the employer.