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With Permission to Work from Home, Many Tech Workers Contemplate Leaving the Bay Area

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On Thursday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that many of the company’s employees will be able to work from home permanently. That announcement comes on the heels of a similar move from fellow tech companies Twitter and Square. With these more flexible policies emerging during the pandemic, many tech workers are considering defecting from the Bay Area’s sky-high cost of living for more affordable pastures. We’ll discuss what this could mean for Silicon Valley and Bay Area culture and we want to hear from you: are you a tech worker who’s considering moving elsewhere?

Guests:

Sarah Frier, tech reporter, Bloomberg

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