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I think a good solution is industries should standardize on pay differential between working at the office full time, vs hybrid, vs full time work from home. H
by m348e912 3y ago
I think a good solution is industries should standardize on pay differential between working at the office full time, vs hybrid, vs full time work from home.
Here is just an example: Looking at the same exact job. Office workers would make 20% more than the WFH employees and Hybrid workers would make 10% more than WFH employees.
Now employees have incentives to pursue jobs on both ends of the spectrum. Maybe the employee values the freedom of working from home, not having to endure the cost of commuting or living in a major metro area.
You could argue about the percentages, but basically a pay differential could be the thing that settles the WFH struggle.
- malfist 3y agoWhy is the cost of my labor different if I'm in the office or not. I produce the same work, I should be compensated the same
- dboreham 3y agoI think the parent is trying to say that if employers value workers in their corporate offices more than workers at home, then they should pay more to get that higher value.
- erik_seaberg 3y agoRemote-first jobs are still in the minority (low labor demand), and a lot of devs across the time zone are eager to take them (high labor supply), so we should expect to see lower offers.
- WalterBright 3y ago> Why is the cost of my labor different if I'm in the office or not. The Law of Supply & Demand.
- briantakita 3y agoSupply & Demand is a two way street...Perhaps the employers will adequately compensate for commute time.
- dclowd9901 3y agoThey apparently value people being in the office. Let them put their money where their mouth is. This is a textbook capitalist approach to the problem.
- randomdata 3y agoCompensation is determined by how much it takes to get someone to do the work, not the work itself. Generally speaking, it takes more money to convince someone to come into an office. If an employer finds value in having people in an office, they have to pony up, else nobody will show up.