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Re:What it was like working for Gitlab by immibis on Sunday February 11, 2024 @11:42AM (#39336178)
If you have the budget to hire someone from the Bay Area with a Bay Area salary, then you also have the budget to hire someone from Bumfuck Nowhere, with a Bay Area salary.

I agree with the other commentator who said: It's not stupid to pay a location-based salary, but please don't pretend it has anything to do with fairness. It's not about being fair - it's about the company trying to save money by getting a discount on employees when that discount is available.

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Re:What it was like working for Gitlab by vitus on Sunday February 11, 2024 @11:54AM (#39336281)
I should emphasize that I'm not trying to comment on fairness, one way or another.

I'm pointing out that location-agnostic salaries are often trading one segment of the global talent pool for another, since what I've seen in practice is more like "everyone gets paid 80% of a Bay Area salary".

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