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That's good for you. And there will always be companies that are the exception. Some companies will do it simply to keep you because they're already familiar wi

That's good for you. And there will always be companies that are the exception. Some companies will do it simply to keep you because they're already familiar with you, know how you work, and have trust built. But it won't be the norm. I might still say if someone is doing a 6-mo/1-yr temporary change of scenery, it makes sense to not dock their salary. But an actual move and keep my $300K FAANG salary while working in Thailand? I don't see it happening. If the difference is < 20%, may be sure. But a > 50% difference? I doubt we'll see that world. But who knows...stranger things have happened. Every profession gets paid this way. Tech is no different, or some special snowflake.

hodgesrm 6y ago
Actually if you move to Thailand with your FAANG salary it's likely that the HR team will have a conniption fit. Thailand is--or at least was until recently--considered a prime location for dodging taxes. That is a problem for any company that wants to be SOX-compliant.
kortilla 6y ago
Thailand is a different country in a significantly different timezone. That has real administrative and logistics implications. I wouldn’t expect a company to pay me the same in that scenario. > Some companies will do it simply to keep you because they're already familiar with you, know how you work, and have trust built. But it won't be the norm. I’ve negotiated into a new company a bay salary and I had never worked with any of them before. The interview was a little extended to talk about remote work background but that was about it. The problem is most remote employees fold on salary negotiation when the company lowballs them because they don’t know any better. If they company is actively hiring bay area salaries, they enough to offer you the same as remote. Remember, good tech companies can’t even find enough good employees in the bay. They are realistically just as happy to have a remote employee that’s as good as a local even if it’s for the same price. You’ll see this standard change pretty quickly once companies realize how many other techs are now remote friendly.

hodgesrm 6y ago

Actually if you move to Thailand with your FAANG salary it's likely that the HR team will have a conniption fit. Thailand is--or at least was until recently--considered a prime location for dodging taxes. That is a problem for any company that wants to be SOX-compliant.

kortilla 6y ago

Thailand is a different country in a significantly different timezone. That has real administrative and logistics implications. I wouldn’t expect a company to pay me the same in that scenario. > Some companies will do it simply to keep you because they're already familiar with you, know how you work, and have trust built. But it won't be the norm. I’ve negotiated into a new company a bay salary and I had never worked with any of them before. The interview was a little extended to talk about remote work background but that was about it. The problem is most remote employees fold on salary negotiation when the company lowballs them because they don’t know any better. If they company is actively hiring bay area salaries, they enough to offer you the same as remote. Remember, good tech companies can’t even find enough good employees in the bay. They are realistically just as happy to have a remote employee that’s as good as a local even if it’s for the same price. You’ll see this standard change pretty quickly once companies realize how many other techs are now remote friendly.