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Re:Big Tech Company Salaries Are Hurting Startups by st3v3r on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @04:07PM (#13990073)
"Of course it means a lower salary."

Why? How does the value of the work I provide change based on where I'm located? Is an if statement somehow different if done in the Bay Area vs the Midwest?

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Re:Big Tech Company Salaries Are Hurting Startups by tutufan on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @08:06PM (#13991787)
What does the value of your work have to do with your salary, though?
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Re:Big Tech Company Salaries Are Hurting Startups by kudokatz on Thursday March 30, 2017 @08:55AM (#13994908)
> What does the value of your work have to do with your salary, though?

Delivering more value can justify more compensation. But unless you're on contract for a percentage of the take, you don't necessarily get compensated based on output. Most software people get paid based on market rates which can be a lot lower than the actual value they deliver on the high-end--they're paid their "replacement cost" rather than per value added.

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