Re:“Location-Based Pay” – Who are we to complain?
by vkou on Sunday February 14, 2021 @02:31PM
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This holds true for junior engineers, but not for seniors.
Raises tend to be percentage-based. The junior making 200k in SF may be worse off than the junior making 100k in Pittsburgh.
But the senior making 400k in SF is much better off than the senior making 200k in Pittsburgh.
Since Silicon valley is that one weird place where it takes five years for a junior to become a senior, taking that job in Pittsburgh is quite short-sighted.
Raises tend to be percentage-based. The junior making 200k in SF may be worse off than the junior making 100k in Pittsburgh.
But the senior making 400k in SF is much better off than the senior making 200k in Pittsburgh.
Since Silicon valley is that one weird place where it takes five years for a junior to become a senior, taking that job in Pittsburgh is quite short-sighted.