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Pretty much this (also remote work and free from big company sameness) A job is not only a salary. Yes, salary is important, but I wouldn't take a 50% increase
by raverbashing 4y ago
Pretty much this (also remote work and free from big company sameness)
A job is not only a salary. Yes, salary is important, but I wouldn't take a 50% increase to work on a very inconvenient office location with no free coffee.
Also, don't waste the candidate's time with a BS hiring process. You want to bring this person you don't put them under the steamroller. Be gentle.
- chrisseaton 4y agoFor a 50% increase I could literally pay someone to chauffeur me to this inconvenient office and also to buy and bring me coffee from my favourite coffee shop, and I’d still be taking home more.
- ryanbrunner 4y agoIf the commute takes an hour each way, I don't really care if someone's driving me if that's two extra hours away from my family (and likely missing dinner every night).
- asoneth 4y agoI agree with you on the coffee but not the commute. I had a long commute for a few years -- 9 hour workday with 3.5 hour round-trip commute, 5 days a week. I traded ~50% of my free time for ~50% more salary. After factoring in commuting costs, taxes, and the time-saving services for things I used to do myself it wasn't as much of a net increase as I thought it would be. But more importantly, what's the point of having money if you don't have time to use it?
- charlie0 4y agoMoney is not important, but only after you have enough of it first.