I work at GitLab. I work in NYC so my salary is "NYC based". If I moved to a lower cost region my salary would drop. So would a lot of my expenses. I'm okay with this. Do I move? No, because I like being in NYC.
I have coworkers in Nebraska. They make a different amount than I. They also have and own a house on that salary. Do they move? No, they like it in Nebraska.
It is not GitLab's job as a large remote company to "fix" global economics.
GitLab is a "small multinational". If you look at other multinationals (or even large nationals) like Google Microsoft, GE, Comcast, etc, I'm 100% positive you'll find that they don't pay the same in different cities.
It's no different. One step at a time. GitLab is offering remote. In 10 years, if local economies level out more due to globalization, this can be less of an issue.
Until then, I'll just keep reading this argument on HN...
I have coworkers in Nebraska. They make a different amount than I. They also have and own a house on that salary. Do they move? No, they like it in Nebraska.
It is not GitLab's job as a large remote company to "fix" global economics.
GitLab is a "small multinational". If you look at other multinationals (or even large nationals) like Google Microsoft, GE, Comcast, etc, I'm 100% positive you'll find that they don't pay the same in different cities.
It's no different. One step at a time. GitLab is offering remote. In 10 years, if local economies level out more due to globalization, this can be less of an issue.
Until then, I'll just keep reading this argument on HN...