Thank you all for taking the time to give us feedback on our handbook and location factors. Why we pay local rates as outlined in the following section: https:/

Thank you all for taking the time to give us feedback on our handbook and location factors. Why we pay local rates as outlined in the following section: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/people-group/global-compensation/#why-we-pay-local-rates https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/people-group/global-compen.... We work handbook first at GitLab (https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/handbook-usage/#why-handbook-first https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/handbook-usage/#why-handbo...) in line with our value of transparency so that each relevant page acts as a reference for company policies and internal operating procedures. In this case, that may mean the community would see how we define location factors, but also how they are calculated by the compensation team. I understand how the latter can feel very operational when reading through. If there is any feedback on how to make certain sections feel less cold, please open an issue in our compensation issue tracker (https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/people-group/Compensation/issues https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/people-group/Compensation/issu...) or tag me in a merge request (@brittanyr). With respect to our location factors not having all cities, this is due to taking a geographical areas approach. https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/people-group/global-compensation/#geographical-areas https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/people-group/global-compen... If there is a city that is 1) not listed or 2) not aligned to local market rates, please feel free to send us an email with this information (compensation@gitlab.com) or open an issue in our compensation issue tracker with the following issue template: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/people-group/Compensation/issues/new?issue%5Bassignee_id%5D=&issue%5Bmilestone_id%5D= https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/people-group/Compensation/issu....