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Are you in the Bay Area though? If you are, then the people applying may well not be able to afford living without Bay Area salaries.
by biesnecker 7y ago
Are you in the Bay Area though? If you are, then the people applying may well not be able to afford living without Bay Area salaries.
- 0xffff2 7y agoThat's kind of the point, right? We in the bay area have basically priced ourselves out of the remote work market because that "making ends meet" salary here is much higher than practically anywhere else in the world.
- sidlls 7y agoAlternatively, companies are able to keep a larger share of the value generated by labor by exploiting differences in living conditions and standards of living (usually unfavorable conditions/standards).
- imagetic 7y agoThat's a two way street, As a media person, I can't survive in the bay area without freelancing for various media companies. My rates are far higher than salary if I can stay in demand. I guess I could survive, but it's a huge cut to what I could make in a good year.