Comment by godelski

Then it seems the factor here is being close to the office. I can get this benefit. So why not base it on distance to the office? Within 2 hours? No pay change. 6-12 hrs and in the same timezone? Small pay decrease. Need a flight to get to work? Bigger decrease. And adjust your decrease on how important it is that you be physically present/in the same timezone. If you never need to be in the office, no change. If once a week, big change. While there's still issues with this, at least it is recognizing the aspect that there is benefit to being in the office (though it is not always needed).