Christopher F. Nicholson@chrisFnicholson·Oct 11, 2017Replying to @chrisFnicholson and @AustenAllredAnd employee should make as much as their equally valued coworker regardless of where they live.2
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Oct 11, 2017Replying to @chrisFnicholson and @AustenAllredIf "equally valued," it's commodity virtualizable job by def, so if Montana Mac wants as much as SF Sam, job actually goes to China Chen2
Christopher F. Nicholson@chrisFnicholson·Oct 11, 2017Replying to @vgr and @AustenAllredMontana Mac is a US citizen. Hiring overseas is a whole other step harder and that’s why those companies don’t automatically do it.1
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Oct 11, 2017Replying to @chrisFnicholson and @AustenAllredMost that can, do. That's why jobs left behind by globalization tend not to be interchangeable parts jobs.1
Christopher F. Nicholson@chrisFnicholson·Oct 11, 2017Replying to @vgr and @AustenAllredAgreed. Austen can’t, yet, or he wouldn’t be trying.2
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @chrisFnicholson and @AustenAllredLarger employers usually formalize this via policy of explicit grade-linked city-based cost-of-living premiums. "High-value geographies" etc5:33 AM · Oct 11, 2017
Christopher F. Nicholson@chrisFnicholson·Oct 11, 2017Replying to @vgr and @AustenAllredYea I know. There’s a difference between hiring for local work in Meat space and hiring for remote digital work.1