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Re:Basecamp doesn’t employ anyone in SF, but now we pay ever... by pjc50 on Tuesday January 02, 2018 @06:50AM (#16051349)
No, it's a market-clearing rate like everything else. It is for the work and only for the work. Otherwise you get the bad old days where unmarried employees were paid less than married ones, and so on.
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Re:Basecamp doesn’t employ anyone in SF, but now we pay ever... by gambiting on Tuesday January 02, 2018 @07:56AM (#16051574)
But a married programmer might only be willing to work for a higher salary, so you need to pay them more to hire them.
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Re:Basecamp doesn’t employ anyone in SF, but now we pay ever... by conanbatt on Tuesday January 02, 2018 @11:25AM (#16052830)
So you dont hire married programmers, and marry single ones. Specially if they look like they will not marry!
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Re:Basecamp doesn’t employ anyone in SF, but now we pay ever... by cityhall on Tuesday January 02, 2018 @01:17PM (#16053890)
They still are when you factor in benefits. Family health insurance costs more than single.
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