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Re:Remote work is reshaping San Francisco, as tech workers f... by bhickey on Sunday August 16, 2020 @06:30PM (#24181929)
> and my employer saying they'd adjust my pay to reflect local cost of living I'm not sure what would be best.

This "local cost of living" and "regional market" argument is a farce. Remote workers are competing in a global market by definition. They might as well be honest and say, "we think we can get away with paying you less."

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Re:Remote work is reshaping San Francisco, as tech workers f... by dahfizz on Sunday August 16, 2020 @08:53PM (#24182729)
> Remote workers are competing in a global market by definition.

Yeah, exactly. The prices on that global market are miles away of the prices local to Silicon Valley.

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Re:Remote work is reshaping San Francisco, as tech workers f... by megaframe on Monday August 17, 2020 @01:09AM (#24184191)
I agree, and argued as much. Going so far as ask what their policy would be if I rent a cheep room, return every few months, and pay local taxes.

My argument being that If I remain local but because of a long commute and choose to be full time remote, how would they really know the difference.

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