If my productivity is 80% of a US counter-part, I ...
# randoma
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05/26/2020, 10:10 AMIf my productivity is 80% of a US counter-part, I can still get the job by offering equal RoI, by taking 80% pay.
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victorious-energy-56764
05/26/2020, 10:48 AMThis is hypothetical, and not what is being discussed at all.
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bitter-salesclerk-57109
05/26/2020, 10:59 AM^ Exactly.
All the discussion is considering people at the same skill levels.
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05/26/2020, 11:09 AMI don't know if you've done any hiring. Employers don't just think in terms of "person X meets our quality bar, and therefore deserves our standard pay - irrespective of geography". They think in terms of "return on investment" - how much it costs to hire X and how much benefit they get out of it.
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05/26/2020, 11:09 AMGitLab is making this offer because they think it gives them the best RoI. They might be wrong. If you want to prove them wrong, don't accept their offers.
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bitter-salesclerk-57109
05/26/2020, 11:11 AMdon’t accept their offers.That’s what I said in one of my messages. BUT that doesn’t mean I shouldn’t disagree with someone’s policy of paying people.
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victorious-energy-56764
05/26/2020, 11:13 AMThey're only getting a better RoI by under-paying people. What we're saying is, "go make your profits somewhere else", not by under-paying people.
victorious-energy-56764
05/26/2020, 11:14 AMEmployers don't just think in terms of "person X meets our quality bar, and therefore deserves our standard pay - irrespective of geography". They think in terms of "return on investment" - how much it costs to hire X and how much benefit they get out of itThis isn't true. So many employers do.
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