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title: Does a Raise or Remote Work Sound Better? | Bottle Rocket
description: Telecommuting is emerging as a coveted perk. Workers and their companies see the benefits, but how will they feel in 2021?
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# [Does a Raise or Remote Work Sound Better? | Bottle Rocket](https://blog.bottlerocketstudios.com/does-a-raise-or-remote-work-sound-better)

 Written by [Bottle Rocket](https://blog.bottlerocketstudios.com/author/bottle-rocket) | Jul 24, 2020 4:44:00 PM

*Telecommuting is emerging as a coveted perk. Workers and their companies see the benefits, but how will they feel in 2021?*

Dick Black still remembers the guy he worked with years ago who logged on remotely from a beach in Bali.

“He’s like, ‘I got strong Wi-Fi,’ ” Mr. Black, a 38-year old senior engineering manager, recalls. By late February, Mr. Black was ready to give the work-from-anywhere dream his own shot. He asked his employer, tech firm Twilio, if he could move from his Denver office to the Atlanta area.

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