The lawsuits around this are going to be amazing. African American developer has kids and moves to Georgia to be near family; receives steep pay cut compared to white developers who move to Connecticut to do the same.
And how does Facebook decide what the cost of living in your area is, anyway? The more data-driven Facebook makes that calculation, the more delicious the law suit gets. For example, DC is a fairly high cost of living Metro area, but there are some nice suburbs in PG County 30-45 minutes east of the city that are quite affordable. They’re also predominantly African American. Does Facebook set your salary based on living in the DC metro area, or do they drill down further and cut your pay for living in PG County? I can’t wait to see what happens.
And how does Facebook decide what the cost of living in your area is, anyway? The more data-driven Facebook makes that calculation, the more delicious the law suit gets. For example, DC is a fairly high cost of living Metro area, but there are some nice suburbs in PG County 30-45 minutes east of the city that are quite affordable. They’re also predominantly African American. Does Facebook set your salary based on living in the DC metro area, or do they drill down further and cut your pay for living in PG County? I can’t wait to see what happens.