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Yeah, that's definitely a risk. I just think we're far enough from that at the moment that it's premature to do much besides acknowledge that it could happen at
by mind-blight 5y ago
Yeah, that's definitely a risk. I just think we're far enough from that at the moment that it's premature to do much besides acknowledge that it could happen at some point.
I'm really curious to see whether or not wages actually end up rising for everyone because of WFH. Up to now, employers have been able to use location and either cost of living or cost of labor as the argument for paying people less than in the Bay. That's starting to fall apart in the current market, which will push wages higher everywhere. All of the sudden, the Bay needs to pay every higher to convince people to move there.
I'm not convinced that'll be the outcome, but it wouldn't surprise me once the labor market becomes a lot more liquid. The kind of multiples software development brings to a business is just so much higher than current salaries