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The amount you are paid is unrelated to the amount of value you provide, other than it being a lower bound on what a well run organization can afford. It is sol
by tiberious726 3y ago
The amount you are paid is unrelated to the amount of value you provide, other than it being a lower bound on what a well run organization can afford. It is solely determined by what you can negotiate. Someone being willing to work for less than you absolutely is not exploitation in and of itself.
If you think waiters at fancy steakhouses and cafes do the same thing, you either haven't been to a fancy steakhouse, or to a cafe
- november84 3y agoHow is it not exploitation? Many people dont know their worth and companies will exploit that to pay as little as possible. Maybe im reaching.
- blitz_skull 3y agoExploitation implies level playing fields and all things being equal. It assumes a manager had the opportunity to hire the $20k dev and haggled them down. No one in the US would agree to work for $20k; it’s insulting. In other parts of the world, it’s not insulting and so they do work for it. It’s even a competitive advantage to some. To others, touting a high price is an advantage. There’s so much psychology going on here. I wouldn’t hire a $20k dev for 2 simple reasons: language barriers and time zones. Could I could $20k devs that don’t have these downsides? Absolutely. But not worth my time looking.