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Re:92% of young people would sacrifice other perks for a 4-d... by nunez on Friday November 03, 2023 @10:49AM (#38129667)
Your solution is to be the top 5% in some other cheaper economy while continuing to get paid a US comp package. Not sure how that's better. In fact, this is exactly the thing that's going to drive down all of our comp over time. If you can work effectively in Costa Rica, why won't I just hire good English-speaking talent in Costa Rica (more likely Brazil) at a tenth of your expected comp?
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Re:92% of young people would sacrifice other perks for a 4-d... by slashdev on Friday November 03, 2023 @10:55AM (#38129748)
> Not sure how that's better.

It's a lot better for me personally!

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Re:92% of young people would sacrifice other perks for a 4-d... by SpaceNoodled on Friday November 03, 2023 @11:48AM (#38130552)
"Fuck you, got mine!"
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Re:92% of young people would sacrifice other perks for a 4-d... by slashdev on Friday November 03, 2023 @01:12PM (#38131784)
It's a tongue in cheek reply to a silly objection.
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Re:92% of young people would sacrifice other perks for a 4-d... by somsak2 on Saturday November 04, 2023 @04:45AM (#38139195)
> why won't I just hire good English-speaking talent in Costa Rica (more likely Brazil) at a tenth of your expected comp?

you can try! but you'll find that this is basically impossible -- the folks that are good enough aren't going to take 1/10th of the comp they could be making.

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Re:92% of young people would sacrifice other perks for a 4-d... by slashdev on Saturday November 04, 2023 @09:08AM (#38140702)
Yeah, that’s basically the case.
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