Google Staff Squirm as Remote Workers Face Pay Cuts

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wired.com Condé Nast 1 minute As more and more people switch to working from home, some are left counting the cost. Google logo on shirt underneath zipup sweater Photograph: Getty Images Millions of people are seemingly ready and willing to take a pay cut to continue working remotely. Sixty-one percent of American workers; four in 10 Londoners; more than a quarter of office workers in the UK. Breathless media reports on the trend cite a lot of statistics, but few have found any people happily slashing their monthly household budgets. In fact, when you look at the major technology companies actually bringing in these remote pay cuts, many employees are choosing to cut and run.