[ppg677]

Newsflash-- the "market" is becoming less constrained by geography.

[pc86]

Pointless snark aside, this is correct. But it is still constrained by geography and it's not all that surprising that employers would like to constrain it a bit more than it is. So this move makes total sense, and pretending that there is no correlation between your location and what you can command in salary is farcical.

[eddieroger]

Seemingly not if companies are moving back to in-person. Can't be in person at Amazon in Montana.

[brianwawok]

Right. So salary will trends towards rural Montana salary not SF or Seattle salary.

[selfmodruntime]

Once US employers give up on the idea of office work entirely and start looking into cheap east European developers, you‘ll be in for a world of hurt.

I can‘t deny their expertise and quality of work, and they‘re starting to constantly outbid anyone on work for hire platforms

[rrdharan]

Why would you think that puts upward rather than downward pressure on wages?

[weberer]

And how do you think that will affect SF and Seattle salaries?