Reports have shown that people say they are prepared to take a pay cut in order to continue working remotely.ย
However, some are admitting that the financial losses they would experience from theseย remote pay cutsย may not be worth staying with their employer.ย
Mike, a senior software engineer at Google, moved to a new home during the pandemic like many. While he would prefer to continue working remotely, his pay cut would be equivalent to four years of pay increases.ย
โAny pay cut is unacceptable, and itโs been presented as a โtake it or leave itโ proposition,โ said Mike. โGoogle is telling us to vote with our feet if we donโt like the situation. I love the work we do, but thatโs a lousy bargain.โย
While the Delta variant has pushed back Googleโs return-to-office plans, Mike says some colleagues have already experienced a pay decrease despite the whole company continuing to work remotely.ย
Mike is still waiting to see if Google changes this policy, citing the fact that Google has walkedย back on pay-related decisions in the past.ย
Google employees have expressed the feeling that a pay cut is unfair for remote workers, especially when faced with the fact that household bills could increase. However, the logic many leaders abide by is that employees will save money from the lack of commute and living in a lower cost area.ย
โIf you feel like youโre being treated poorly by your employer, itโs just human nature to not work as hard,โ said Brian Kropp, chief of HR research at Gartner.ย
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