Re:Ask HN: Location based pay is killing my motivation, how ...
by sokoloff on Monday September 05, 2022 @04:54AM
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Most people who haven’t already moved countries won’t when offered that rebuttal. (Some can’t. Many more won’t, for some good and practical reasons.)
Because of that, the rare employee who does move can be paid the new location wage without increasing the costs of the people who don’t move. Companies don’t care about the costs of the <5% of people who move. They care about the costs of the >95% who don’t.
(Side note: There are companies who budget in headcount and work like GP suggests. I think most companies budget in money and work like you suggest.)
Because of that, the rare employee who does move can be paid the new location wage without increasing the costs of the people who don’t move. Companies don’t care about the costs of the <5% of people who move. They care about the costs of the >95% who don’t.
(Side note: There are companies who budget in headcount and work like GP suggests. I think most companies budget in money and work like you suggest.)