I worked as a software engineer for a large media company, outside of any tech hub.
I switched to working remotely for a San Francisco-based startup because they offered me a 30% raise over what my current employer was willing to pay.
Two years later, when working for the startup became less palatable, I went back to my old company. My manager there struggled with the HR dept as hard as they could and got them to just match my startup salary in order for me to come back.
Which I guess is just to say the parent comment is not universally correct.
I switched to working remotely for a San Francisco-based startup because they offered me a 30% raise over what my current employer was willing to pay.
Two years later, when working for the startup became less palatable, I went back to my old company. My manager there struggled with the HR dept as hard as they could and got them to just match my startup salary in order for me to come back.
Which I guess is just to say the parent comment is not universally correct.