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Re:The Winners of Remote Work by tonyedgecombe on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @11:53AM (#28369580)
>I don't understand the reasoning behind this, and I've seen it being used again and again.

They do it because if you won't accept a 20% cut to work out in the sticks then there are plenty of other good people who will.

It's got nothing to do with the length of your commute or the cost of unused offices or even the value you provide (as long as that covers your wages).

They can do this for exactly the same reason they only need to pay a cleaner minimum wage. That is there is more than enough supply to meet the demand.

Re:The Winners of Remote Work by ohazi on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @01:43PM (#28371111)
> They do it because if you won't accept a 20% cut to work out in the sticks then there are plenty of other good people who will.

So the options are:

1. Convince all of the other good people that they can and should demand more.

2. Convince your bosses that you are indispensable.

Re:The Winners of Remote Work by Clubber on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @02:17PM (#28371548)
3. Quit because you don't want to work for a company that thinks so little of you.
Re:The Winners of Remote Work by tonyedgecombe on Friday September 03, 2021 @08:41AM (#28403359)
Quit work you mean? Because I can tell you now that the executives and owners of big companies don't really think about you as an individual at all.