[linuxjobs] Ubuntu / Canonical Hiring

[Paul Feakins]

On 04/03/2021 14:21, Steve Hill wrote:
> On 04/03/2021 14:09, Paul Feakins wrote:
>
>>> Just because I’m based in Sheffield does that make you worth less 
>>> than a person based in London?
>> Yes because the cost of living is much higher and that person is 
>> likely based there to be close to work - so they should be 
>> compensated for it.
>
> If everyone's working remotely, why does it matter whether they are 
> close to work or not?
>
> Why would a business want to incentivise people to live in a more 
> expensive location when they are doing identical work?  That incentive 
> can only serve to:
> 1. further inflate the cost of living in places that are already 
> expensive; and
> 2. increase the business's expenses.
>
"If everyone's working remotely"
But they won't be for long.

"That incentive can only serve to: 1. further inflate the cost of living 
in places that are already expensive"
No company cares about that.

"2. increase the business's expenses."
They obviously consider the extra expense an investment that pays for 
itself in terms of client relationships.