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Re:Twitter Will Allow Employees to Work at Home Forever by bachmeier on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @10:41PM (#23162873)
> Yes, it's commonly referred to as "cost of living adjustment."

I think you missed the point I was making. Have you seen two employees living in the same city, with one paid more because he decided to buy a more expensive house?

I'm aware that there are regional differences, but they can be explained by factors like different productivity levels. This discussion is different - it's about the same employee living in two different locations.

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Re:Twitter Will Allow Employees to Work at Home Forever by SamReidHughes on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @11:51PM (#23163304)
The employees are in a different negotiating position. Google pays them as little as they can get away with.
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Re:Twitter Will Allow Employees to Work at Home Forever by msteffen on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @12:59AM (#23163623)
If living in a nicer house caused engineers to have more job opportunities at higher salaries, then Google probably would pay you more for living in a nicer house.
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