[esoterica]

That means people with cheaper commutes get paid less than people with more expensive commutes. Why would you do that? You’re effectively rewarding people for living further from work and driving less fuel efficient vehicles, which both makes no business sense and is terrible for the environment.

[dijit]

I think the business doesn't really care where you live.

I have made decisions to live close to my offices, not just for commute but because I consider myself responsible to go in when things break and spending 1.5hrs commuting won't do that.

When I priced it up when I lived in London it came out to be about the same cost to live closer to the office than to commute even with public transport (which is not horrendously expensive) -- assuming I paid myself what my boss would pay me for my time commuting.

[toxik]

> I think the business doesn't really care where you live.

I know Palantir at least have explicit bonuses for living within some distance of the office. It can’t be that uncommon.

[jen20]

> get paid less than people with more expensive commutes

Not if it is treated as expense reimbursement instead of salary.