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Look at it the other way around. If where X lives a decent home costs you $1,000/mo, and where Y lives the equivalent home costs $2,000/mo, how fair would it be
by danmaz74 15y ago
Look at it the other way around. If where X lives a decent home costs you $1,000/mo, and where Y lives the equivalent home costs $2,000/mo, how fair would it be to get the same wage?
- StavrosK 15y agoCompletely fair? They're getting paid to work, not to live in expensive houses.
- shasta 15y agoThe relevant issue isn't "fairness", it's "market value". There is a lower supply of people willing to work in regions with high cost of living (for the same wage).
- erlendfh 15y agoyou're right, it's not about it being fair, it's about it being the market rate for your skills in your area. If you want to live in Podunk, Nowhere, how can you expect an employer to pay you twice what anyone else in your town is willing to offer you? Especially considering that you'll be mostly telecommuting. Most companies prefer to have you working in their offices. Paying NYC rates to someone working from home, in a low wage area, makes no sense.
- kamaal 15y agoWhat should the company be bothered about what and where I'm spending my money. If I spend more will my work become more valuable to the company or vice versa? On the similar lines I don't understand the concept of companies asking people about their compensation in the previous company. You are supposed to pay for my work, how does my compensation even matter here? If my previous compensation was high will my work in the current company become more valuable or earn higher profits?