[linuxjobs] Ubuntu / Canonical Hiring

[Ruairí Newman]

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

> On 04/03/2021 17:08, Ruairí Newman wrote:
>
> 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.
>
> Please never apply.
>
Honestly, I wouldn’t lower myself.