The problem is the timing. While workers are resisting return-to-office and startups offer equal comp for remote within the US, tech is taking a big enough downturn that if you started your job exactly a year ago you'll be making less this year than last in real dollars before taking into account inflation. A great time to be a startup that just closed Series A with remote positions though, which is why being bearish on California is not the same as being bearish on tech.