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by username90 2041 days ago
High end companies doesn't work like that. For example Google first decides that they want you, then they pay you their market rate no matter where you live. You can choose to work in SF for a high pay or in India for a low pay, up to you, they still want you. In fact the high pay in SF is actually the easiest position to get, the lower wage positions in other areas are more competitive since they have fewer spots.
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That is just not true.

Are they paying 250k base in London? They weren't a few years back, and therefore they pay based on the market.

The London thing is even funnier because they claim to want top talent, but refuse to benchmark against actual top-talent companies in London (i.e. finance).

It's just nonsense, and if some of this gets disrupted by remote work then I (as someone getting screwed by the current system) will be all for it.