Re:Twitter Will Allow Employees to Work at Home Forever
by ceras on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @07:39PM
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> They actually paid more for the zurich office cause taxes were so high.
Google pays for cost of labor, not cost of living. While related, it isn't the same: for example, Google London pays much less than NYC, and Tokyo even less than that; yet Pittsburgh pays only slightly less than NYC despite being far and away the cheapest of the 4.
I believe Google's competitors tend to follow this model more than cost of living, especially internationally.
Google pays for cost of labor, not cost of living. While related, it isn't the same: for example, Google London pays much less than NYC, and Tokyo even less than that; yet Pittsburgh pays only slightly less than NYC despite being far and away the cheapest of the 4.
I believe Google's competitors tend to follow this model more than cost of living, especially internationally.