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Re:Ask HN: Location based pay is killing my motivation, how ... by sokoloff on Monday September 05, 2022 @04:48AM (#32721954)
They could, but if you’re on a team of 6, all of whom work in the same general area (even if remote), there’s a cost to hiring someone 4 time zones away, let alone 8 or 10.
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Re:Ask HN: Location based pay is killing my motivation, how ... by planede on Monday September 05, 2022 @04:55AM (#32721995)
Yeah, but then don't say that it's just the cost of the replacement. Say that the same employee is just worth that much more if they are working from B instead of A, for X and Y reasons.

Having said that, I am not really buying it. There are significant pay differences based on location even in the same time zone for the same remote work.

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Re:Ask HN: Location based pay is killing my motivation, how ... by sokoloff on Monday September 05, 2022 @05:52AM (#32722402)
The problem on these threads is everyone is trying to boil a complex equilibrium of supply and demand across dozens of factors and billions of actors down to “it’s just this one or two things”.
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