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For FB WFHers wondering whether COL adjustments are in the cards https://mashable.com/article/mark-zuckerberg-instagram-whats...

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Sorry how does this article address this at all?

Thank you for your question

pay adjustments have already been known for over a year, its not some secret. its to -15% to places like hawaii, -10% to miami, -5% to seattle/LA, or 0% to nyc

its based on cost of acquisition of labor in the region, not cost of living as you can see from hawaii

Even if they do them they’re extremely unlikely to be significant

After you move to a low COL area, you are really at their mercy, no?

A year ago? Sure. Now the market for remote engineers is competitive.

I basically eliminated my mortgage by selling and moving. My salary can go way down without affecting my living standards.

Actually at that point you are at the mercy of the local ISP.

Starlink conveniently solves that problem.

Oh yeah? Where can I sign up to use Starlink today?

I’m in Austin and I can order a router for $100. Timeline is mid 2021. https://www.starlink.com/

But not sure when it will actually happen.

You probably already know this but internet outside of the Bay Area is actually really good. We live in the sticks and we can get gigabit.

Sure, my point is that ISPs will start increasing their rates to squeeze more out of remote workers.

My ISP (Comcast) emailed me yesterday with a 33% speed boost, for free. They just redefined the tier to be 800Mbps instead of 600. This anecdote does not invalidate your prediction, but the correct prediction is "we don't know" rather than stating your point with such certainty.

Can they? Sure. Have they indicated as such? No.

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