I live and work in the Midwest, and this is the situation I see a lot. We actually saw a local company move to a nearby city (two hours away) in order to find m

I live and work in the Midwest, and this is the situation I see a lot. We actually saw a local company move to a nearby city (two hours away) in order to find more talent, though they bumped up the salary to get that talent. I believe if they would have offered that higher salary here, they would have been fine (we actually have a university in our town). The hard part is, instead of asking, "What is the value of my work?" you have to ask "What is the value of my work here?" It's a very odd question to ask if you work for a company that is in national or global markets.