On: Why aren’t more companies remote-first?

[esoterica]

The remote companies tend not to pay as well as some of the SF and valley firms. It costs less to beat the remote firms than to beat the local competition in the Bay Area.

[jaggederest → esoterica]

Yes, but if you're living in e.g. Laredo TX, that floor is a TON higher than the "adjusted cost of living difference" between SF and Laredo.

It's much closer to a 20-30% discount on SF than the 70% difference a raw cost of living comparison would conclude. ( https://www.bestplaces.net/cost-of-living/san-francisco-ca/l... )