Remote First at Brex

Re:Remote First at Brex by jnwatson on Monday September 14, 2020 @09:16PM (#24476938)

I understand the ideal of it, but the main reason why it doesn't work is simple supply and demand. Your employment opportunity will seem compelling for folks that live in LCOL areas, or folks trying to escape HCOL. But for the 5x as many programmers that live in HCOL areas, your pay isn't competitive.

If you want to reduce your candidate pool by 70 or 80%, by all means, go for it, but there's a clear market reason why folks are paid geographically.

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Re:Remote First at Brex by nickcox on Monday September 14, 2020 @11:59PM (#24477752)

Where are you sourcing your stat from? It's hard believe that the millions of developers in China, India, SE Asia, East Europe, etc. are outnumbered by people in New York and San Francisco.

Cripes, US$150k is good money in London and that's a considerably higher cost location than rural Kansas.

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Re:Remote First at Brex by cercatrova on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @07:09AM (#24479868)

Usually remote means US only for US based remote companies.

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Re:Remote First at Brex by dalyons on Monday September 14, 2020 @10:59PM (#24477494)

This is the reality, it’s supply and demand, not “fairness”

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