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I know GitHub and GitLab are known for pay adjustments based on location. I wonder if the founders have anything to say about this.

• sytse 8y ago
  For our compensation principles please see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/people-operations/global-compensation/#compensation-principles https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/people-operations/global-c... We don't think cost of living make sense. We do think paying market rates is the way to go. Market rates vary around the world and so does our compensation.
  • tssva 8y ago
    As you well know local market rates are very much tied to cost of living, so you deny believing in cost of living but in effect are adjusting salary based upon cost of living.
    • sytse 8y ago
      Our rates indeed resemble cost of living a lot. We've found that the rent was a good indicator of market rate https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/people-operations/global-compensation/#how-was-it-developed https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/people-operations/global-c...
  • mr_toad 8y ago
    Why not just hire from the cheaper locations?
    • sytse 8y ago
      Sometimes the best people live in a more expensive location.
      • thrxwxwxy1 8y ago
        And sometimes the best people live in cheap places and still ask for a lot of money. What you're saying is self contradicting, and in any case GitLab does take cost of living (rent being the largest part of that) directly into account when calculating compensation.
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