Re:"Equal pay for equal work" in remote jobs
by raisedbyninjas on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @02:56PM
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What you're leaving out is two candidates that have comparable qualifications. Thousands of positions that were once on-site only have expanded to the rest of the world. The candidate pool at every level just got increased. This can only drive wages down. Regardless if a company is targeting 99 percentile or 50 percentile developers, they will choose the candidate in the rural mid-west given equal qualifications.
If there is ever a trend of a significant number of developers moving to low COL areas, then every recession, reorganization, merger, etc. becomes a potential situation for employers to threaten your job or relocating to Trumpville, Nebraska.
Some people, when working on site, make more than other on site employees because they're "highly employable".
Bottom line is, being "highly employable" is the only relevant factor in negotiating, remote vs. on site is irrelevant, and you shouldn't let companies to bluff you otherwise.
If they like you a lot more than the other candidate, who just happens to live in a high cost of living location, are they really going to pass you over to hire the other candidate, if you demand the same wage that candidate would receive?
Capitalism isn't just for companies, you know.
If you're not "highly employable", get highly employable and negotiate knowing your worth.