“Location-Based Pay” – Who are we to complain?

Re:“Location-Based Pay” – Who are we to complain? by joe_the_user on Sunday February 14, 2021 @11:09PM (#26138970)

You’re still confusing your costs as important here - which is very convenient for employers!

No, I'm just saying sometimes employers can reasonably take employee costs into account - health care, maternity leave, day care, etc. Not here, I agree employers should not consider this. But I think saying employers should never take variable employee costs into account is an argument that's wrong, so making that absolutist argument won't help the case.

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Re:“Location-Based Pay” – Who are we to complain? by lazide on Monday February 15, 2021 @07:49PM (#26149699)

I don’t think that was the argument was it?

It’s all negotiations. If you think it’s worth taking a $10k paycut for a $5k (for the business)/$12k (as an individual) health plan, then it’s win-win.

If you take a $10k paycheck because you live in Nebraska (and nothing else), and the Company is in SF? That’s just bad negotiating.

If the company is in Nebraska and only pays $10k less and can get plenty of takers locally - then they won’t get many people from SF, and they’re probably fine with that.

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