The article is poorly edited and researched. For example: "Its co-founder Sid Sijbrandij wrote in a blog that the calculator was dreamed up because every time

The article is poorly edited and researched. For example: "Its co-founder Sid Sijbrandij wrote in a blog that the calculator was dreamed up because every time he hired someone, there was a conversation around reasonable compensation. The negotiation would usually revolve around what the person made beforehand, which was dependent on what city they were in. Gitlab scrapped that model in favour of the calculator and also started letting workers know if they move their salary could change." "what the person made beforehand" is rarely disclosed, so I really question the article.