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That doesn't explain why companies DO hire in Houston but refuse to pay close to what they'd pay the same person if the person moved to Mountain View or SF. It
by lonelappde 7y ago
That doesn't explain why companies DO hire in Houston but refuse to pay close to what they'd pay the same person if the person moved to Mountain View or SF. It's simple status garbage to sustain the illusion that people in SV are "better"
- SpicyLemonZest 7y agoI mean, I dunno, I feel like you have to look at it from the other direction. A lot of companies agree that that the premium for SV engineers is "simple status garbage", and therefore they don't want to pay it in markets where they don't have to. It only makes sense to pay your developers in Houston the same as the ones in SF to the extent that you believe the higher paid engineers really are more skilled.