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I found this article very confusing. While the wage is very low ($19000) the overall issue is the cost of rent. I could understand if the letter was directed to
by helen842000 11y ago
I found this article very confusing. While the wage is very low ($19000) the overall issue is the cost of rent. I could understand if the letter was directed to her landlord. Cost of utilities, travel and food would all be liveable for a year if the rent was halved by a room mate or rent control. It doesn't make sense to get mad at the company providing you with most of what you need to survive.
Also surely you know before deciding on the Bay Area that you're going to have either a min acceptable salary or a max acceptable rent. Saying yes to two things that don't add up is a recipe for a cycle of self inflicted misery.
- scottkduncan 11y agoCompanies factor in local cost of living into their salary packages and the author is pointing out the business problems (i.e. high turnover of entry level employees) caused caused when Yelp failed to do this. Salaries in New York are higher than those in Des Moines, and if companies want the benefits associated with locating in the Bay Area they are going to have to pay employees more. Even entry-level and lower-skilled ones.
- helen842000 11y agoCompanies like Yelp will only take notice when they aren't able to hire in the Bay Area for entry level roles. They can already see that it's heading that way, that's why they're moving support to AZ. It's cheaper to move their entire support operation to a different state than it is to provide a Bay Area wage.
- ennuihenry 11y agoLet's assume she was getting $12 an hour to do that work. That salary is ridiculously low for the Bay Area. Granted, they are paying for health, life, and dental insurance premiums. Still, most companies in lower COL areas pay at least $12 an hour for customer service work.
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- blisterpeanuts 11y agoApparently her poverty is a bit of an exaggeration. http://alotofrice.pixieset.com/thatsalotofrice/ http://alotofrice.pixieset.com/thatsalotofrice/