[linuxjobs] Ubuntu / Canonical Hiring

[Rory Campbell-Lange]

On 04/03/21, Paul Feakins (paul at antropy.co.uk) wrote:
> On 04/03/2021 12:55, Rory Campbell-Lange wrote:
> > On 04/03/21, Paul Feakins (paul at antropy.co.uk) wrote:
> > > Bit harsh, Canonical is a business like any other and has a responsibility
> > > not to overpay / waste money which means taking account of local market
> > > rates where appropriate.
> > 
> > I'm intrigued by this point, particularly in the "remote-by-default"
> > world we are living in at present, in most places at least.
> > 
> > If I get a job in London and then move to Johannesburg, should I have a
> > cut in salary if I'm doing the same work?
> > 
> > Equally, why would a company offer different salary rates for the same
> > expertise, experience and communication skills based on where the
> > potential recruit is located?

> Various reasons including inability to have in-person team meetings,
> inability to get promoted to head up a team that required physical presence,
> time differences (could be very significant), currency conversion rates, lag
> on video calls reducing communication, etc. etc.
> 
> And yes someone could potentially expect a salary cut if they move away.

Interestingly I think some of the practices of Gitlab (for example),
such as "document by defult" help eliminate many of these problems. I
believe Gitlab is fully remote.

I also wonder if diversity in teams would increase if the primacy of
locality was loosened.