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That seems obvious to me: lowering your cost of living means you are willing to accept $X-1, or if you personally don't want to another person that also moved o
by d1zzy 6y ago
That seems obvious to me: lowering your cost of living means you are willing to accept $X-1, or if you personally don't want to another person that also moved out of high priced living area may accept a lower salary (so they get your job). Otherwise why did companies even have different compensation tiers for same type of work across US regions?
Just because it takes some time for the market to price the changes it doesn't mean it won't do that. Enjoy the initial boost in discretionary income but prepare for having to negotiate lower compensation down the line (or, more likely, not getting any increase in compensation for a long time).
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- didibus 6y agoTrue, also there is now a bigger talent pool to choose from, since you don't need to worry about finding candidates willing to relocate, that means more employees to choose from.
- stanrivers 6y agoOk - This is fair - as you make it easier to work from other places, you increase employee supply. That resets the balance. Good points.
- mr_woozy 6y agoYes I think the increase in employee supply outstrips the rise in remote jobs becoming viable.
- Beached 6y agoI know a know a TON of people looking forward to the next couple of years employment opportunities. lots of people I know have gotten offers from SV, seattle, etc companies but refused to relocate for one reason or another. now that people are accepting of full remote, they have their eyes open for the jobs they want, with the hope that full remote is now an option. I myself turned down many offers from west coast corps because pay wasn't high enough to justify moving and the life style cost and inconveniences increase.
- SilasX 6y agoEven if it was obvious to you, I think discussions work better when people don’t have to guess what someone’s explanation is.
- lasereyes136 6y agoThat is the whole point of information asymmetry in negotiation. The party with more information has an advantage. All salary discussions are negotiations.
- SilasX 6y agoI was referring to clarity about what one's argument is on HN, not information on a job search.