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Never. My location has no bearing on what I'm worth, and any attempts to nickel-and-dime me on that score are likely indications of a dysfunctional company cult

Never. My location has no bearing on what I'm worth, and any attempts to nickel-and-dime me on that score are likely indications of a dysfunctional company culture that I'd want no part of anyway. If I were pushy, I might even attempt to determine how much they'd be paying for my working on-site—energy and maintenance costs, the rent they pay for each square foot of my workspace, etc—and request that they add that to my paycheck instead, rather than waste it. But I'm willing to settle for working remotely and being paid not one dollar less for it.

ssss11 5y ago
Agree 100% There are heaps of dysfunctional companies though ;) probably more than there are functional ones
Barrin92 5y ago
>My location has no bearing on what I'm worth of course it has. Your location determines your cost of living, and the salary you're going to bargain is a function of that, among other things. When your coworkers are willing to take a pay cut but you are not and remote work expands the supply of labour I'm interested in hearing how you're demanding a pay raise The notion that you're being 'paid what you're worth' appears to be common among engineers because it has a little bit of special snowflake magic, but in reality you 're worth the lowest amount of money people in your profession are willing to do your job for.
- hodgesrm 5y ago
  > in reality you 're worth the lowest amount of money people in your profession are willing to do your job for. This violates basic economics. You are worth whatever an employer is willing to pay, not the lowest possible price. Your argument is the same as saying my house is worth the lowest amount for which somebody else would sell a somewhat similar house, which simply ain't so.
  - Barrin92 5y ago
    What your employer is willing to pay you is the lowest amount of money for which someone else is willing to do your job. That is actually just a different way of saying the same thing. >Your argument is the same as saying my house is worth the lowest amount for which somebody else would sell a somewhat similar house, which simply ain't so. that is exactly what your house is worth. If your neighbours are selling their homes for 300k good luck demanding a million for yours. That is in fact exactly how any market determines a price for a commodity. If everyone starts selling their shares what do you think happens to the price of yours? If you think your neighbors dumping their homes on the market doesn't determine your property value you're in for a big surprise

ssss11 5y ago

Agree 100% There are heaps of dysfunctional companies though ;) probably more than there are functional ones

Barrin92 5y ago

>My location has no bearing on what I'm worth of course it has. Your location determines your cost of living, and the salary you're going to bargain is a function of that, among other things. When your coworkers are willing to take a pay cut but you are not and remote work expands the supply of labour I'm interested in hearing how you're demanding a pay raise The notion that you're being 'paid what you're worth' appears to be common among engineers because it has a little bit of special snowflake magic, but in reality you 're worth the lowest amount of money people in your profession are willing to do your job for.

hodgesrm 5y ago
> in reality you 're worth the lowest amount of money people in your profession are willing to do your job for. This violates basic economics. You are worth whatever an employer is willing to pay, not the lowest possible price. Your argument is the same as saying my house is worth the lowest amount for which somebody else would sell a somewhat similar house, which simply ain't so.
- Barrin92 5y ago
  What your employer is willing to pay you is the lowest amount of money for which someone else is willing to do your job. That is actually just a different way of saying the same thing. >Your argument is the same as saying my house is worth the lowest amount for which somebody else would sell a somewhat similar house, which simply ain't so. that is exactly what your house is worth. If your neighbours are selling their homes for 300k good luck demanding a million for yours. That is in fact exactly how any market determines a price for a commodity. If everyone starts selling their shares what do you think happens to the price of yours? If you think your neighbors dumping their homes on the market doesn't determine your property value you're in for a big surprise