Get outta town: startup offers workers $10,000 if they 'delocate' from Silicon Valley

Offer from Zapier comes as high-paid tech workers in Bay Area have complained about the cost of living in a region that suffers from a major housing shortage

A Silicon Valley startup is paying employees $10,000 to leave Silicon Valley.

Zapier, an automation company founded in 2011, has announced that it is offering new recruits a hefty "de-location package" if they're willing to move away from the Bay Area, an unusual perk that offers yet another sign of the worsening housing crisis in northern California.