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Re:Tech Workers Take to the Mountains, Bringing Silicon Vall... by cma on Monday November 02, 2020 @09:03PM (#24975644)
A remote employee as commodity is essentially fungible, in which case why would a company bid more on the same employee living in a higher cost of living area than the same employee living in a lower one?

It would only make sense if employers collude so that those employees can't get competitive offers. Otherwise, why wouldn't another company bid more since location doesn't change the value?

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Re:Tech Workers Take to the Mountains, Bringing Silicon Vall... by lasereyes136 on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @05:22PM (#24984702)
No one said employees are commodities or fungible. That doesn't mean that a negotiation doesn't happen.
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