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You don't need to think of any other term - 'greedy' is correct. London rates are London rates because the work is in London, with all the baggage that involves

You don't need to think of any other term - 'greedy' is correct. London rates are London rates because the work is in London, with all the baggage that involves. Take a look at the job listings for non-London work.

collyw 12y ago
So if a remote working can get twice as much done as a London based office worker, is it greedy or value for money they are providing?
- mezis 12y ago
  In my humble opinion, if a given remote worker can get twice as much done as a on-site worker, they're either: - more senior, so they'd get paid relatively more anyways; - exceptional, so they'd get paid relatively more anyways; - working too many hours, which is never a good idea for knowledge workers, and doesn't last long.
  - collyw 12y ago
    or get better working conditions, not being interrupted every 20 minutes. This is a major motivation for me to find remote work (as well as the fact that the pay is fairly poor where I am).
    - mezis 12y ago
      > not being interrupted every 20 minutes Completely agree this is a major issue in many companies. This said, I'd call it more a problem with how a given company works on-site (open plan offices) than an inherent advantage of remote work; in other words, it's incidental. But then you can't easily convince anyone to abandon silly open spaces these days :) http://www.designcurial.com/news/survey-reveals-open-plan-4445881/ http://www.designcurial.com/news/survey-reveals-open-plan-44...