Re:Stripe’s fifth engineering hub is Remote
by sciurus on Thursday May 02, 2019 @03:24PM
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Stand up to them by doing what? Moving to SF? Turning down the job and working for a local company that pays even less?
Put multiple offers against each other?
If you're already in a remote engineering position, show that you bring more value than Tom in SF, even though he's paid more.
I write the code. I offer architectural decisions. I'm working on the most demanded features by the customers, bringing more value to the product.
What if I pair program on a feature from a person in SF? My efforts are still paid less.
Who cares if I wrote the code from SF or Vietnam.
I wish more remote workers would stand up to these businesses looking for a way to lower their costs.
As for the engineers, the whole "midwest nice", "flyover feebleness", "sure is great to just have an opportunity to work remotely" mindset has to change. Don't let them discount your value.