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>I see folks outside the Bay asking why shouldn't they get paid the same as Bay area folks Pay has nothing to do with cost of living. That's a lie told by comp
by crumpets 8y ago
>I see folks outside the Bay asking why shouldn't they get paid the same as Bay area folks
Pay has nothing to do with cost of living. That's a lie told by companies as a negotiating tactic. You don't magically make the company more money by being in the bay area.
- solidasparagus 8y agoPay has a ton to do with the cost of living, because salary is the lowest amount you can offer while still enticing people to work for you - I'm not saying penny pinch every dollar, but business is not charity. You don't magically make the company more money by being in the bay area, but hiring in the bay area gives the company an advantage (or else they wouldn't do it) and they are willing to pay extra for that advantage.
- moate 8y ago>>salary is the lowest amount you can offer while still enticing people to work for you >> business is not charity And this is why unions exist. Even if managers try to be nice, even if the company gives out buckets of benefits and pays a living wage, this is the adversarial thought that exists in business currently. Management wants to pay the lowest they can, because that helps the business the most. They want to spend the least amount possible because that's the correct business choice. Management/Ownership and Employees are frequently at odds when it comes to their goals, and changing the math from "me vs the company" to "the union vs the company" is a huge boon for employees.