possibly, but it's against the rules, they'd be living a constant lie and there would probably be repercussions if they were found out and didn't have political cover. Might not stop some employees from trying.
Facebook will also scale salary by location; I have never and almost certainly will never work there but they said they will check VPN logs, and in the past have used IP and geo data from their app to determine locations of employees and users who were potential security risks. Regarding VPN and remote work:
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Facebook said it would enforce the new work-at-home policy mostly by the honor code, but that it plans random checks of employee VPN addresses—the tool used to securely access the company’s network remotely—to confirm their locations. Any employee that is caught lying will face “severe ramifications” as it could affect some of the company’s tax filings, Zuckerberg said, adding, “You may be breaking the law.”
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I don't want to second guess them but random spot checks seem like more work than an automated job that looks at all vpn connections and matches to primary employee location.
Facebook will also scale salary by location; I have never and almost certainly will never work there but they said they will check VPN logs, and in the past have used IP and geo data from their app to determine locations of employees and users who were potential security risks. Regarding VPN and remote work:
https://fortune.com/2020/05/21/facebook-permanent-work-from-...
<quote> Facebook said it would enforce the new work-at-home policy mostly by the honor code, but that it plans random checks of employee VPN addresses—the tool used to securely access the company’s network remotely—to confirm their locations. Any employee that is caught lying will face “severe ramifications” as it could affect some of the company’s tax filings, Zuckerberg said, adding, “You may be breaking the law.” </quote>
I don't want to second guess them but random spot checks seem like more work than an automated job that looks at all vpn connections and matches to primary employee location.