FB should pay more to remote workers. Cost of having a worker in an office (even in the tragedy of a city Menlo Park is) is very non-trivial. Now remote work is the new norm, and companies make the worker pay for space, furniture, internet, some equipment, parking, and, in case of FB, food. On top of that worker doesn’t come to the office, and doesn’t consume these valuable resources there. If worker moves out of the Bay Area, or even better, California, FB doesn’t have to pay high local taxes. So FB should give bonus for working from home, not tax it.
I joke with my friends working at Google/FB/MS/Amazon that soon company will make them pay for the office - “want to come the office? Pay the rent yourself”.
All your arguments are about why FB can pay more to remote workers, but just because they can doesn't mean they should and definitely doesn't mean they will.
Since remote workers cost less due to the lack of office expense, it makes sense for companies to encourage workers to work remotely. And what better encouragement there is than money?
I joke with my friends working at Google/FB/MS/Amazon that soon company will make them pay for the office - “want to come the office? Pay the rent yourself”.