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Re:Gitlab foundation established to increase people’s lifeti... by pmoriarty on Monday April 03, 2023 @05:29PM (#35431550)
"They're also a company whose remote pay is dependent on location."

What is it with companies doing this? It never made sense to me that a company would pay me more or less depending on where I lived. If I'm doing the same work why should my location matter?

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Re:Gitlab foundation established to increase people’s lifeti... by robopsychology on Monday April 03, 2023 @05:35PM (#35431613)
I use it to my advantage - if I'm remote working for the Bay Area I can double my local salary but still be significantly lower than a Bay Area local.
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Re:Gitlab foundation established to increase people’s lifeti... by rrgok on Monday April 03, 2023 @05:33PM (#35431593)
Oh man, I agree with you. The typical answer is: market.

But on a side note, this should make us blatantly clear that, all else being equal, our work has no inherent value.

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Re:Gitlab foundation established to increase people’s lifeti... by ingonealan3 on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @12:58AM (#35435267)
To take the point further: nothing, ultimately, has any inherent value.
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Re:Gitlab foundation established to increase people’s lifeti... by geodel on Monday April 03, 2023 @08:07PM (#35433239)
Yeah, just like you pay same price for house, food, daycare, school, medical treatment and so on. If it is same square foot why does it matter if house is in Cleveland, Ohio or San Francisco, CA.
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