[qkqk]

Then the money Google saves on HVAC, restrooms, facilities, support staff and office space should be going directly into the pockets of the employees that convert to fulltime remote, right?

> Your compensation is made up of what the company expects for you to spend _because_ you're working in a particular location.

That's Google's model?! I can live 10 minutes away from the office or 1 hour away by train, I still live in the same city.

If I move my apartment 50 minutes closer to the office, I'm still going to the same office, but my rent will go up. I should get more compensation right? My compensation is based on what I'm expected to spend by location.

[actually_a_dog]

Conversely, I can also live 10 minutes away but in a different city. Think LA.

Funny, but off-topic story relating to this: I once had my debit card shut off because I tripped a fraud alert by being in 5 different cities on the same day. This was in LA, and I really was in 5 different cities that day, but I probably didn't drive 50 miles.

[b112]

To be fair, they probably figured it was impossible, due to LA traffic.