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Re:Maybe Treating Housing as an Investment Was a Colossal Mi... by 4m1rk on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @01:36AM (#35052290)
This just doesn't make sense to me. The employer can hire two instead of one while getting the same performance. Supposing we're not talking about 8+ hours timezone difference, it's much more valuable than just having someone physically in the office!
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Re:Maybe Treating Housing as an Investment Was a Colossal Mi... by deroanth on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @11:29AM (#35057271)
I keep wanting to think this way as well, but then I am reminded that there are more costs for a position than just the salary most of the time. Lots of administrative overhead. I don't know actual numbers, but it's probably more of a conversion of one position into two for 30-40% of the salary at best.
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