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What if they ask you to briefly pass by the office or meet with a customer or business partner over a coffee? In any case, lying about your location is not a go
by infodroid 10y ago
What if they ask you to briefly pass by the office or meet with a customer or business partner over a coffee? In any case, lying about your location is not a good way to build trust with a remote employer.
- gravypod 10y agoI'm assuming you did not read my comment in full. I acknowledge that as being a factor. > If you're doing defense contracting or other such marketable services and you are hiring people who live in DC then yes I can see That is fair but it is one scenario out of many that I'm sure seldom plays out. If I'm running a business the LAST thing I want is ANYONE outside of sales talking to the client. Only makes for bad bad things but it can still be a factor. That being said that is obviously not what is happening here.
- infodroid 10y agoI was responding to the question "how would they know if I lied", not justifying whether it is fair/legal to pay remote workers differently based on their location. I agree that a customer-facing scenario may be rare for a programmer, but it is easy to imagine other scenarios playing out. Like your manager or colleagues asking to meet up with you face to face. Or needing to have documents or hardware couriered to your address.