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Re:With remote work plan, Facebook dashes hopes of paycheck ... by TomVDB on Sunday May 24, 2020 @10:06PM (#23297018)
I've not only heard it, I've been told.

"If you relocate from our San Jose office to our Austin office, there will be a compensation adjustment due to COL and prevailing market rate."

I don't think that's unreasonable.

I'm sure they make exceptions for those employees who they want to retain at all cost.

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Re:With remote work plan, Facebook dashes hopes of paycheck ... by humanrebar on Monday May 25, 2020 @08:02AM (#23300175)
The employer deciding what "the market" is to set "market rate" to a conveniently lower number isn't reasonable. If you're hiring remote-first, you're not competing in a local market.
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Re:With remote work plan, Facebook dashes hopes of paycheck ... by throwaway4715 on Monday May 25, 2020 @11:13AM (#23301883)
The employer deciding what they're willing to pay employees is eminently reasonable. Most of these companies are NOT going remote first, they're just _allowing_ remote work.
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Re:With remote work plan, Facebook dashes hopes of paycheck ... by humanrebar on Monday May 25, 2020 @07:25PM (#23305937)
No, a dialog or a negotiation is reasonable. Deciding things for both parties is not reasonable.
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