i think worldwide tech salaries may equalize pretty fast--doesn't make sense for companies to pay differently for the same work depending on where people live if everyone is remote anyway--and its going to have some pretty interesting effects

Jul 21, 2022 · 2:05 AM UTC

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All jobs will shift to Asia, South America
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It makes sense if they can
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Hire fast. Fire fast.
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Feel like people with skills go to regulated services no? Finance and healthcare to maintain domestic salary rates
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There's a question around local infrastructure and yeah it's pretty much only going to matter on the margins.
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the problem are the timezones, for example HQ in USA and nomads in SE-Asia is a delay nightmare. Everything take twice time to communicate, resulting in longer development timelines.
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Can’t wait for the digital rust belts of tomorrow.
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The market’s equilibrium will solve itself, at a lower comp level.
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Meanwhile many companies are RTO already
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It’s tied to cost of living. There will never be a day where you pay someone in Morocco the same as someone in Norway just because both work remotely.
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