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Re:Ask HN: Location based pay is killing my motivation, how ... by soneca on Sunday September 04, 2022 @08:31PM (#32719174)
There is a lot between "passable" and "perfect" American english. I have far from "perfect" English, but in all my jobs as software developer for american companies (3 so far), I got great feedback for my communication skills. Mostly, being remote, is written communication, but still.

I am close enough to US timezone (Brazil).

So, I guess you would be paying me what you pay US employees as well :)

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Re:Ask HN: Location based pay is killing my motivation, how ... by rootusrootus on Sunday September 04, 2022 @09:02PM (#32719386)
> There is a lot between "passable" and "perfect" American english.

Agreed.

> I am close enough to US timezone (Brazil). > So, I guess you would be paying me what you pay US employees as well :)

Works for me. I have no particular prejudice against any culture, my concerns are entirely practical. If you can participate in meetings during hours the rest of the team will be awake, and your English is good enough that everyone can understand 100% of what you say, you have equal value to someone sitting in the US.

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Re:Ask HN: Location based pay is killing my motivation, how ... by JumpCrisscross on Monday September 05, 2022 @05:11AM (#32722096)
> you have equal value to someone sitting in the US

In a remote-only culture.

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