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This is what programmers wanted right? The right to work from wherever they wanted. Except, that includes cheap areas where salary requirements tend to be much
by tekla 3y ago
This is what programmers wanted right? The right to work from wherever they wanted. Except, that includes cheap areas where salary requirements tend to be much lower and pushes down wages.
- Tade0 3y agoAs someone hailing from a popular outsourcing destination, the lower the costs of living in a location, the higher IT salaries are in comparison to the median. I moved to a smaller (population 600k vs 1.7mln) city and my salary didn't change much working remotely, while costs, especially real estate, are approximately 30% lower. All my friends who stayed there did so simply because they had someone to finance their housing.
- HWR_14 3y agoNot everyone. I'm smart enough to want to limit my competition.