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Not sure why there are so many negative comments. This is a win and sets a great example that hopefully other companies can follow.

Yes, software engineers at FB have probably no (or very little) problem working from home and get their $200k salary, but this is a win regardless.

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> Not sure why there are so many negative comments

It’s seen as rearranging deck chairs on the titanic. the median compensation for a Facebook employee is $228,651 That’s not a group facing huge financial issues which 1k is going to do much about.

I am not saying it is a poor use of 45 million dollars, but I can see people viewing this as meaningless.

Eh, imagine Facebook hired remote workers. I bet they would be fine giving them 1k upfront for tech setup

I suspect it was to offset the costs of setting up a home office. And in that context it seems like a completely reasonable thing to do.

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