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In my view, the biggest problem with hybrid is: You are still required to live/reside near the office. Fully remote allows me to live in a very affordable are
by stn_za 5y ago
In my view, the biggest problem with hybrid is:
You are still required to live/reside near the office.
Fully remote allows me to live in a very affordable area while still earning a great salary
- anthropodie 5y agoIt's crazy that so many people don't realise this.
- turbinerneiter 5y agoFirst the companies offshored the jobs, now the employees offshore themselves. At some point, somebody will start asking why the Indian working remotely in India is paid less than the American/European expat working remotely from Bali.
- rjtavares 5y agoPretty sure competent people anywhere in the world get the same salary in remote only companies. That has actually become a trend in Portugal: people are quitting local companies to get US/German/UK salaries working remotely for US/German/UK companies.
- greedo 5y agoNope. I know of several remote only companies that take advantage of local wages. Say someone in Bulgaria can make 30K € locally, but a US employee would cost 100K USD. The company will pay the contractor 60K in Euros. Still a huge bump for the Bulgarian, but far less than a US employee, even after you factor in employment taxes.
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- codewithcheese 5y agoMany companies already do location based salaries for remote workers, meaning you will be paid less if you live in Bali than San Francisco. Essentially, the company is performing location arbitrage rather than the employee. Next companies create more attractive work places in cheaper areas and lures employees there.
- stn_za 5y agoYeah, if my company did that I would leave. Pay is pay.
- shp0ngle 5y ago(Bali is not in India.) If you actually tried to hire in the region, you would know. If you find a really good programmer in the region, his pay will approach European pay, and he will escape to Europe/US as soon as he can. Also I cannot imagine US expat working in Bali, as the time difference is 12 hours. That's very impractical for any collaborative work.
- turbinerneiter 5y agoI know that Bali is not in India, I never said so. Bali is popular with expats, while India is popular for offshoring.
- zozbot234 5y agoIf it's just once a week or less, you can travel. It's quite doable, and you're not constrained by the needs of a daily commute.
- Nursie 5y agoI now live on a different continent from my workplace. It's great :)
- oneeyedpigeon 5y agoTotally — it's a bit weird getting paid in a non-native currency, though :)