[linuxjobs] Ubuntu / Canonical Hiring

[Ruairí Newman]

On Thu 4 Mar 2021 at 17:01, Paul Feakins <paul at antropy.co.uk> wrote:

> On 04/03/2021 16:52, Ruairí Newman wrote:
>
> On Thu 4 Mar 2021 at 16:36, Paul Feakins <paul at antropy.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>
>
> Certainly something to bear in mind if one was ever inclined to accept a
> role with whoever antropy.co.uk are. Is it company policy not to even
> pretend your employees are valuable?
>
> This implies two things to me: price is more important to them than
> ability to get the job done, and (a corollary) working there in a customer
> facing role would therefore be hell on earth.
>
> Grow up.
>
Definitely would not recommend working for this rather unprofessional
individual. You’d probably end up fighting just to get paid.