Salaries are often based on a locality component.
I know someone who is teleworking for the feds in MN but managed to keep her post-of-duty DC. I don't think that's correct but as a result, she is really living well there now.
Salaries are often based on a locality component.
I know someone who is teleworking for the feds in MN but managed to keep her post-of-duty DC. I don't think that's correct but as a result, she is really living well there now.
Including working from India or a cheaper country. Why hire some telecommuting from Georgia when you can get one is Bratislava for half the price. Or India. Or lots of places. Lot of disruption ahead.
On software development it’s been proven that adding sites reduces per team member productivity for the group. Working remotely likely does too despite all the travel and time savings claims. It’ll be interesting to see how things develop.
ivy econ grad wrote:
Isn't a company supposed to pay you based on your productivity and worth to the company? Now they are going to cut your pay if you move away from San Fran? That makes no sense. Yes I know part of it is they have to pay you to make it worth your while but it's mainly supposed to be on what you are giving to the company.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/tech-companies-starting-let-employees-194912441.html
Techies don’t mske money off salary, it’s all about the stock options.
actual ivy mba grad wrote:
4runnerII wrote:
Look-- if your job can be 100% done working remotely, the person who is is going to end up doing it will live in India, not Boise or Columbus or El Paso.
Employees in the Bay Area are worth more to their employer than employees elsewhere. That's kinda why the whole "Bay Area" thing exists in the first place.
Time zone and skill differences matter for highly skilled labor (not people making low six figures but the very top talent that these companies need to attract are concentrated in the US). A lot of these jobs can be done remotely but it needs to be similar time zone (I’m in meetings 3-5 hours a day with colleagues and senior leadership is often 6-8+).
Right-- so we have a hierarchy:
Employee in time zone with 12 hour difference
Is worth less than
Equally skilled employee in time zone with 2-3 hour difference
Is worth less than
Equally skilled employee sitting down the hall.
Of course the companies should be paying remote workers less....