[snarf21]

I agree with you. It will take a while for the adjustment of remote to re-settle to a new norm.

There is one other thing that is a small factor in all of this. I'm not saying it is unsurmountable or anything but local/state/country taxes are a factor. We hired someone remote recently who was in Canada. We had to create a new company in CA just so we could pay this individual. For salaried/W2 style employment, there can be a non-trivial amount of extra legal/finance work for the company. Hiring local-ish avoids this. Obviously, having everyone on a 1099/Contractor style employment would avoid this too but most people want salary plus provided benefits. Again, a larger company may easily be able to absorb these costs but they aren't zero.

[Sytten]

There are SaaS services now that handle this problem, but honestly I am glad you did that. Most US company just hire as contractor in Canada even if it is not legal per Canadian law and it will get workers in trouble pretty soon I think. The CRA will crack down on that loophole and employees will be in trouble.