Re:Ask HN: Why are we (developers) way overpaid for what we do?
by patmcc on Wednesday July 12, 2017 @06:37PM
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>This is a contradiction. Does working in an expensive location provide more value to the business?
The value you create is the upper bound for your pay; the lower bound is what you're willing to accept. Expensive locations raise that lower bound significantly. Devs won't work in Silicon Valley for $40k because that's not a comfortable wage. In Eastern Europe it is.
The value you create is the upper bound for your pay; the lower bound is what you're willing to accept. Expensive locations raise that lower bound significantly. Devs won't work in Silicon Valley for $40k because that's not a comfortable wage. In Eastern Europe it is.