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Maybe we could spin it in terms of how much a company is willing to pay to "smell" you - since for many knowledge worker jobs, that is maybe the only part of a
by logicallee 7y ago
Maybe we could spin it in terms of how much a company is willing to pay to "smell" you - since for many knowledge worker jobs, that is maybe the only part of a person's presence that can't be communicated electronically. (For jobs with a physical component obviously that is different.)
So if a bay area company is willing to pay $180,000 but someone would be happy to do it from Minnesota for $70,000, maybe they are paying $70,000 for the work and $110,000 for the chance to smell the employee in person every day.
what do you think? Could that drive the point home?
- blaser-waffle 7y ago"How would you describe his 'whiff' factor?" "Moderate. I think he'd rock the boat a little with the local team" IT/Dev is the only white collar professional field where you can make this joke, too. I can't imagine lawyers rocking up to court in a baggy Aerosmith t-shirt and reeking of grease and pepperoni.
- bradlys 7y agoIt wouldn't work. Most of the companies are hiring on prestige more than anything. They want to show that they have "the best." If companies in SV were really price sensitive, this region wouldn't exist. You wouldn't see engineer compensation regularly over 300k/yr. Companies here believe strongly that being together in person is very important and so is prestige. Nothing is going to change that anytime soon.